Driver in Goliad Fatal Crash Identified
July 25th 2012 · 3 Comments
GOLIAD – A pickup truck’s front tire that apparently had come apart was likely the cause of a crash on a rural South Texas highway that killed 15 people believed to be illegal immigrants, authorities said Tuesday.
The truck packed with 23 people crashed Sunday evening near Goliad, about 90 miles southeast of San Antonio. Nine passengers remain hospitalized. Investigators were working to identify the victims who they said are from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
“More than likely the crash was caused by front right tire separation,” Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gerald Bryant said Tuesday.
The investigation into the crash continues, and Bryant would not say if the tire was old and worn or if the separation was a manufacturing issue. He did not name the tire brand.
Eleven people died at the scene, including at least two children. Four more died later at hospitals.
Bryant identified the driver as 22-year-old Ricardo Mendoza-Pineda, who died in the crash.
Mendoza-Pineda was from Mexico, Bryant said, but he could not comment on his immigration status. He said interviews with survivors indicated the truck was bound for Houston.
The Mexican Consulate in San Antonio had confirmed Monday that one 22-year-old man from Tamaulipas, which borders Texas, was among the dead. Bryant said he did not know what part of Mexico Mendoza-Pineda was from.
In a statement, the Guatemalan government said at least two Guatemalans died in the accident, a 27-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman.
Crashes of vehicles overloaded with illegal immigrants moving north from the border occur periodically, often as they attempt to evade authorities.
In April, nine Mexican immigrants died near the border when the teenage driver of their van crashed after fleeing Border Patrol. There were 18 people in that minivan.
In that case, six adults face a variety of federal charges and the 15-year-old driver was charged in state court with nine counts of murder.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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This is Obama and Holders fault as their failed policies continue to cost lives. Had he not stopped the immigration laws from working, these people might still be alive…These type wrecks are common along the border with multiple deaths…This is Obamas fault and he should be arrested for negligent homicide!
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so sad
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Hauling ILLEGALS!!!!
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