Posted on 11/19/2005 6:18:24 AM PST by TaxRelief
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Authorities say an illegal immigrant was intoxicated Friday morning when his vehicle slammed into two others on Interstate 485.
Jorge Hernandez, 35, is accused of driving more than 100 mph on the wrong side of the highway. His Ford Expedition collided head on with another vehicle, police said.
"The crash last night was a severe impact," said Trooper Brian Huffstickler of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. "It was probably one of the worst crashes we've ever seen."
The driver of the other vehicle, 18-year-old Min Soon Chang, was killed. Hernandez was injured, as was Tasha Beth Thomas, who was driving a vehicle that the Expedition sideswiped after the head-on collision.
Hernandez is charged with driving while impaired, and other charges are pending. Authorities are still trying to find out whether he has a prior record.
"Whenever you're here illegally, it's very hard for us to maintain contact with the person after they're charged," Huffstickler said.
Chang was a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
"My family is just destroyed right now," said Amos Chang, Min's brother. "They're just sad, depressed. They were in denial, but they can start to accept that my brother has passed on."
Amos Chang said his own anger was intensified because Hernandez walked away from the crash that his brother could not.
Elizabeth Cho, a family friend, said Min was a caring person.
"I kind of saw him grow up. He always looked out for other people and showed concern for other people," Cho said. "My husband and I were just saying how sad it is to lose such a nice, young kid because he can do so many things in our future in this world."
U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., is working on legislation that would strengthen penalties against illegal immigrants who are convicted of DWI. She became vocal about the issue when Scott Gardner, a Gaston County teacher, was killed in July by an illegal immigrant who was driving drunk.
On Friday, she commented on "another bright young life lost."
"I hope that this -- as far as our committees are concerned -- will make a difference," Myrick said. "This is just another example of why we need the legislation."
Police said that Hernandez was driving for almost 20 miles on the wrong side of I-485.
We have some mighty fine vehicles here in subsidyville ... they fill up the driveways and complex parking lots and line the street bumper to bumper.
Consider if we had a national death penalty for all illegal aliens who are respondsible for the death of our citizens. Don't keep it quiet. Make sure it's national news when it happens, and to He!! with what the international opinion is or the nuts in our own country.
Absurd??..I think most of us got the intended message with no need of clarification.
DAMN STRAIGHT -- Face it !!! Never would have happened if Presidente Jorge would have done his damn job and protected our borders back when he took over.
"Americans don't drive drunk?"
Congratulations on the most idiotic post of the day.
More illegals doing the murdering Americans won't do ping...
Muchas gracias Presidente Bush.
But he scared them!
yeah....what a real surprise.....thought they're all on the farm, just picking the lettuce Americans won't pick.
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Then throw his sorry a$$ in jail and add illegal border crossing to his list of wreckless/DUI and vehicular homicide charges.
These people are in denial..with emphasis on DUH.
Prayers for the victims family
Rest in peace.
Despicable to cast aspersions like that on the dead.
Yes, Charlotte is not just whites, blacks, and Indians these days. Welcome to the 20th Century. Let me know when you get some manners and join the 21st.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/breaking_news/13208891.htm
When FReepers refer to events involving illegal aliens by saying things such as "Just doing the drunk driving that Americans refuse to do", they're mocking the illegal immigration cheerleaders' use of the mantra "Just doing the jobs that Americans refuse to do" in trying to substantiate why Americans should condone illegal immigration.
For a FReeper who's been a member of this forum for as long as you have, it's difficult to believe your apparent claim of ignorance as to what FReepers mean when they make these type of comments in referring to events involving illegal aliens.
I came to this country in 1969, and had to jump through hoops to get through immigration and gain the legal right to join the US Army and fight in Vietnam.
Given this, I am amazed at just how easy it now is for illegals to pour across the border with no intention of joining this society, or even, in many cases, of obeying the law.
The politicians and profiteers responsible for this disgrace should be held to a strict accounting regardless of party affiliation.
Like it or not it's usually illegal immigrants or very recent legal immigrants who are the ones murdered by illegal immigrants. Usually from the same ethnic group. This incident is different since it's random and murder via automobile.
I hope the killer gets the death penalty
NC gives illegals drivers lic. right? Sort of a feel-good thing over there, right?? Figured that.
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