Deja Vu for Driver in Deadly Crash
The Associated Press
YUMA, Ariz.
A man accused of trying to flee from Border Patrol agents before crashing a vehicle packed with illegal immigrants, killing nine, was accused of leading authorities on a similarly dangerous chase last year, federal court records show.
After that chase, Adan Pineda Doval, 20, was sentenced on a misdemeanor charge, according to the records.
Pineda is in federal custody on a charge of felony transportation of illegal aliens for Monday's crash more than 30 miles north of Yuma, which also injured a dozen immigrants.
Federal officials said he was trying to avoid a Border Patrol checkpoint and led agents on a chase before trying to make a U-turn and overturning the Chevrolet Suburban he was driving.
Pineda led agents on a similar pursuit north of Yuma in June 2005, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Yuma.
"During the pursuit the defendant drove erratically, swerving toward (Arizona Department of Public Safety) officers and Border Patrol agents, putting the lives of the agents and his passengers in danger," federal officials alleged in a statement included with the 2005 complaint against Pineda.
Pineda had entered the U.S. illegally near Andrade, Calif., and was charged with illegal entry. The federal statement listed several more serious crimes, including aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer and endangerment, but he was sentenced to six months in a federal facility on the misdemeanor entry count less than a week after the crash.
Pineda apparently received a plea deal that federal prosecutors call a "flip-flop" - used because there are so many smuggling cases, said Ann Harwood, a spokeswoman for the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office.
In a flip-flop, normally offered to smugglers who didn't endanger those they were smuggling, the defendant is charged with a felony and a misdemeanor but is allowed to plead guilty only to the lesser charge.
Harwood told The Sun of Yuma that without knowing the evidence against Pineda in the first case she could not say whether he should have been prosecuted on more serious charges.
Pineda is charged only with one felony in Monday's incident but may face further counts, federal officials said.
2006-08-11 07:08:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
In many states it would be 'felony murder' - death occurring during the and due to the occurrence of a felony. If a person gets shot by police during a shoot out with bank robbers, for example, the bank robbers can be convicted of murder. The police officers were doing their job, and the bank robbers created the situation.
I think it is murder, yes.
That is what the smuggler in Florida is getting charged with who piloted the boat that ran from the Coast Guard causing a woman refugee to hit her head and die.
2006-08-11 07:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by DAR 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Shamless -look at what else
Feds crack down on immigrant child offenders
More than 6,000 netted in 'Operation Predator,' 40% illegal alienshttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/articl... are seeing an alarming number of illegal aliens with criminal records for everything from homicides to rapes of children as young as three years of age," states Jim Kouri, vice president and public information officer for the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Study: 1 Million Sex Crimes by Illegals
Report; Posted on: 2006-05-31 17:23:25
Researcher estimates more than 100 offenders crossing border daily
WorldNetDaily.com
Based on a one-year in-depth study, a researcher estimates there are about 240,000 illegal immigrant sex offenders in the United States who have had an average of four victims each.
http://www.nationalvanguard.org/printer....
Shameless
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2006-08-11 07:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think he should, but I don't think he will ... considering the witch hunt of our border patrols who shot an illegal drug smuggler in the butt and are now facing 20 years in jail .. while the damn smuggler gets immunity!! Seems like our laws are heavily loaded in favor of illegals ... who break the law ... go figure ...
2006-08-11 07:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Sashie 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lets make an example out of this waste of space. String his *** up right on the border so the other inbreeds can see whats up
2006-08-11 07:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They can only charge him with vehicular manslaughter, a good lawyer will get it dropped to involuntary vehicular manslaughter...personaly they should give him 9 seperate counts of murder IMO
2006-08-11 07:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would assume more involuntary vehicular manslaughter. He may have been driving stupid but he didn't know the suv would flip over and kill 9 people. That happens everyday with stupid drivers.
2006-08-11 08:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Chelle's Belle 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Seems like the charges should include "vehicular homicide."
2006-08-11 07:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by Bill8027 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He could be. I am hesitant to think of someone as a murderer when a car ACCIDENT is involved. It could easily happen to any of us. Granted this is a different situation.
2006-08-11 07:18:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Fry Him !!!!!
2006-08-11 07:14:42 · answer #9 · answered by 'Cause I'm Blonde 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋