Tag: immigrants
by Rynski on Jun.08, 2009, under crash, rollover
SUV crammed with immigrants: 11 dead
An SUV crammed with 27 illegal immigrants crashed June 6, killing 11 of the people inside, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The crash occurred shortly before midnight in a remote area on State Route 82, four miles east of Sonoita. The van’s driver lost control of the 2000 Ford Excursion and it crashed and rolled, throwing most of the occupants from the vehicle.
Of the 27 people inside the vehicle, DPS said eight were dead, five were airlifted to a Tucson area hospital and 14 were taken by ambulance to Tucson and Sierra Vista. Three others died following the preliminary body count.
The DPS news release originally said five of the people tried to flee, but those people were later accounted for and treated for any injuries.
The cause of the crash is unknown and DPS is investigating for possible criminal charges.
UPDATE 6/17:
The driver of the van that crashed and killed 11 illegal immigrants could face the death penalty for his role in the crime. Oscar Garay-Mariscal, 22, has been charged with conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants for profit resulting in death, according to a news release from the district of Arizona’s Office of the United States Attorney:
Oscar Garay-Mariscal, aka Oscar Garay-Lizarraga, 22, of Mexico, is in federal custody, charged by a criminal complaint with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit resulting in death. Garay is alleged to have been a guide supporting the transportation of illegal aliens who were involved in a fatal crash on June 6 in southern Arizona. Eleven of the 27 occupants in the vehicle were killed. Because of the injuries he sustained, Garay-Mariscal made his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate in federal court on June 17. He is being detained pending trial.
Garay and other unidentified co-conspirators, agreed to transport and move illegal aliens within the United States. An unidentified co-conspirator, referred to as John Doe 1, is alleged to have driven a 2000 Ford Excursion to an unknown location in southern Arizona and ordered a second unidentified co-conspirator, John Doe 2, and other illegal aliens into the vehicle. According to the complaint filed in federal court, John Doe 1 ordered John Doe 2 to drive the vehicle and gave travel directions. As John Doe 2 drove the vehicle eastbound through the intersection of Arizona State Route 82 and State Route 83, towards Huachaca City, Ariz., John Doe 1 told John Doe 2 to first slow down, and then to speed up when the Border Patrol vehicle headed in their direction. One of tires on the vehicle appears to have failed and the vehicle was involved in a rollover crash. Many of the occupants of the vehicle were ejected, ultimately killing eleven and injuring 16 others.
Garay was identified by two material witnesses to the case as one of the guides who assisted them with their illegal entry into the U.S. The defendant and other guides are alleged to have given general instructions during their journey, threatening them with bodily injury if they did not comply or said anything to law enforcement about their involvement as guides.
A conviction for conspiracy to transport for profit resulting in death, carries a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine or both.
UPDATE 6/22:
The Arizona Department of Public Safety identified eight of the 11 people who died in the June 6 crash:
Marlon Jose Abrego-Paz, 18 of Honduras;
Candido Alberto Maldonado-Ramos, 18 of Honduras
Jeaneth Sanchez-Morocho, 19 of Ecuador
Jose Eduardo Gutierrez-Cortez, 15 of El Salvador
Marco Acosta-Suarez, of Ecuador
Marvin Giovani Vasquez-Carrillo, of El Salvador
Noel Madrid-Sanchez, of Mexico
Francisco Garcia-Torres, of Guatemala
There are three more deceased as a result of this collision that have yet to be identified.
Do you know anything about this incident? Please comment below or e-mail rynski@tucsoncitizen.com
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