Immigrant in crash had been in the US 4 years

Carolyn Hileman* | September 26, 2007

ST. LOUIS — News that an illegal immigrant was at the wheel of the vehicle that crashed into three restaurant patrons Tuesday had many St. Louisans asking: What was he doing here? The answer is that Sergio Lopez has been here illegally for about four years, working and sending money home to support his wife and two daughters, ages 3 and 5, said a cousin who lives in St. Louis and said he is a legal resident. St. Louis is a U.S. outpost for Lopez’s extended family on his mother’s side. Some are here legally and some not. Other family members live in Georgia and Texas, but St. Louis is a meeting place at holidays. Edgar Lopez said more family members live in the United States than in their hometown. The Voice

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