4 KILLED, 27 HURT IN 2 CRASHES LINKED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Two vans packed with alleged illegal immigrants crashed in separate accidents Wednesday in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Utah, killing four people and injuring 27. Three men died in Blanding, Utah Blanding is a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,162, at the 2000 census, making it the most populated city in San Juan County. It was settled in the late 19th century by Mormon settlers, predominantly from the famed Hole-In-The-Rock expedition. , on a remote stretch of highway about 10 miles north of the Arizona border. The driver apparently dozed off and over-corrected when he awoke, causing the van to roll over and eject all 18 passengers, said Utah Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Sgt. Doug Hall. All 15 survivors were injured and taken to hospitals. Seven suffered serious head and internal injuries, and broken bones. The only woman in the van suffered cuts and bruises. Her husband was among the fatalities. Hall said the route in Utah's San Juan County San Juan County is the name of four counties in the United States:
The van's driver acknowledged that the passengers were illegal immigrants from Mexico heading to Chicago to find work, state trooper Rick Elderidge said. In the second accident, a van packed with more than 20 alleged illegal immigrants skidded off a highway 15 miles east of San Diego and slammed into a gas station, killing one man and injuring a dozen others. ``People were staggering out of the van, dazed daze tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es 1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy. 2. To dazzle, as with strong light. n. A stunned or bewildered condition. and injured,'' said gas station attendant Tommy McMullen, 26, who was behind the counter when the van knocked a truck through the front window. ``The van just flew up into the parking lot.'' About 20 minutes earlier, U.S. Border Patrol agents had tried to stop the van for a routine inspection. But the van raced away, running a stop sign. Agents ended their pursuit, said Jim Pilkington, spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego. Because it could create a dangerous situation, agents are not allowed to conduct high-speed chases. |
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