Two Suspected Illegal Immigrants Killed After Chase

Posted By: Carolyn Hileman* on June 30, 2007

(CBS13) Two suspected illegal immigrants died in a fiery head-on crash after the driver of a pickup fled the Border Patrol. The driver swerved into oncoming traffic on a winding, rural road, striking another car. Several others were seriously injured the crash yesterday afternoon near Ocotillo, about 70 miles east of San Diego. The Border Patrol said today that agents halted their pursuit after reaching the speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Agents later spotted a plume of smoke several miles away and found the pickup in flames on a two-lane road. Authorities say the 1994 Dodge Dakota carried eight suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, two of whom died. Pablo Arnaud, Mexico’s consul in Calexico, said the driver ignored the migrants’ pleas to slow down as he raced toward San Diego.

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