Posted on 06/05/2007 8:11:25 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
RALEIGH, N.C. -- There is new information about a man accused of driving drunk and crashing into two cars Monday morning on I-40.
Federal authorities say the driver, who first said he was Michael Delatorre, is really Ricardo Contreras.
Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials say Contreras is in the country illegally, and that he had been picked up by ICE officials in California and deported twice in April of 2004.
ICE officials have placed a detainer on him at the jail.
Contreras made his first court appearance today.
State Troopers say he was driving while impaired and crossed the median on I-40, slamming into two cars.
The driver of one of those two cars, 54-yea-old George Smith of Cary died at the scene.
Prosecutors say Contreras could face more charges. State Troopers say the SUV he was driving was stolen from the Charlotte area.
The percentage of Hispanics arrested for drunken driving is much higher than their population percentage.
Hispanic advocates say more education is needed.
One state lawmaker says he's tired of excuses from government officials. He says this is proof our immigration system is severely flawed.
State Representative George Cleveland is steamed knowing the man who caused the wreck is not only here illegally, but has been booted from the U.S two times before.
"We're illegal alien friendly with our policies," said Jacksonville Republican George Cleveland.
Rep. Cleveland has introduced several bills aimed at clamping down on illegal immigrants, but his measures have not gotten anywhere.
He wonders how many lives need to be lost, how much money spent until the public says enough is enough.
"For us as taxpayers to put this guy in jail for 20 years, at $25,000, $27,000 a year, it's insane, and deporting isn't working either, we need to secure the border," Cleveland said.
For it's part, advocacy agency El Pueblo is busy trying to educate Latinos on the dangers of drinking and driving.
"It's events like these motivate us to keep doing the work that we do," said Irene Godinez, El Pueblo's public safety specialist.
El Pueblo and the state are working together to try to cut down on DWI cases in the Hispanic community, including an ad campaign aimed at Latino radio and tv stations.
But is the message getting across? El Pueblo says they have a pressing challenge because of a growing population.
"So even though it may seem that the community is not listening, its just the fact we believe that there is new immigrants coming in, so it's just a constant work," Godinez said.
We also have information on the passenger in Contreras' vehicle. He was also here illegally, and had been deported once before in 2000 from Texas. Federal officials picked him up from the hospital today.
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"the SUV he was driving was stolen from the Charlotte area."
Z visa Jorge!
Give that man a Z visa.
I’m sure the undocumented migrant was just relaxing with some beers after a hard day picking lettuce at the farm. < /S >
someone has blood on their hands.
I believe that more people are killed by illegals in the US than are killed by IED’s in Iraq.
Don't count on the MSM to report it though.
Hispanic DWIs rooted in immigrants’ culture
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813815/posts
More Americans killed by Jorge's invading army
than soldiers killed in Iraq by Al Quida.
I was on jury duty the week of 12/11/06 and one of my fellow jurors told me that her nephew was killed a year earlier by two illegals DRIVING their truck with FAULTY BRAKES to the BRAKE SHOP to be repaired when – surprise, surprise — the BRAKES FAILED AND THEY KILLED HER NEPHEW. I guess these MORONS thought they were back in Mexico where – in addition to driving DRUNK — they and their idiot friends do crap like that all the time. Can you say “Tijuana Taxi?” Can you say “TOW TRUCK?”
The driver got 4 years in prison and will be deported when he gets out.
Gotta wonder how long it will take him to sneak back in and kill someone else?
Estimates indicate they are killing around 25 American citizens each day, either with vehicles or via other criminal activity.
I can’t wait until the interstates start filling up with Mexican truckers on tight deadlines – and I do mean DEADlines – hurtling at carloads of unsuspecting native-born American citizens – all 387 of us.
Do you suppose this crap might stop if one of Bush’s daughters became a victim?
Of course, unlike the rest of us, they are driven to their endless round of parties by an armed SS detail, which eliminates the risk that they will be tempted to drive drunk themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_zCpQZ-H94
Here’s another one from a couple of weeks ago:
Drunk Driving Illegal Alien Ends 8-Yr-Old’s Life
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834090/posts
Mean while Skeltor is looking into the forced retirement of the people who bothered a working man in 2004.
Well put.
So when he is released from the Jail does ICE grab him and do the Deport thing again?
I believe the Local Sheriff can fix the ICE detainer where it is not valid until after prison time.
Execute him. I’m not kidding.
This is his “third strike”..
Shoot the bastard and be done with his sorry ass..
Our stupid ass bleeding heart Congress Critters have NO concern for the number of crimes, rapes, murders, robberies, fatal crashes, care thefts, etc, etc, etc.... these illegal aliens are responsible for. They just want to earn their freaking illegal vote...
This country is suffering more deaths and financial costs from illegal immigration than fighting the war against Islamist murderers...
This illegal immigration amnesty bill posing as a “reform” measure - could be the trigger for the 21st century “Boston Tea Party”...
Anyone who has ever watched Speedy Gonzales knows that hispanics have a weakness for booze.
:)
Well we know this man has proof he's been here long enough for the Z.
Well we know this man has proof he's been here long enough for the Z.
And if he was holding a new Z visa assuming the amnesty bill passes, what would be happening to him now? Seriously, 2 prior deportations, would we be letting him stay if there wasn’t the accident? What difference would the accident make?
No, we have to let cats like this in because the twins had a decent nanny. Give me a break, W.
Actually more than ten times the WOT deaths since 9/11. Illegals cost us over 4,000 deaths per year.
Seems that if the Prosecutor has any gumption at all - he will (if at all possible in his state) file "Felony Murder" charges and have this cretin executed.
I am sure that w/a stolen vehicle, coming across the border twice before, and driving drunk (probably not the first time) - somewhere there is a felony in there.
When someone dies during the commission of a felony - that is felony murder and usually eligible for the death penalty.
This guy in my terms falls into the category of a terrorist.
I believe you are right.
Killing Americans in a stolen vehicle.
Wonderful.
Drunk or drugged, and driving a stolen vehicle....
Feeling much anger here.
Seems someone in Charlotte has problems, too. Their SUV was stolen.
I'd like to read about this!
After the wreck, the 24-year-old man told troopers his name was De Latorre and paperwork in the vehicle listed an address in Concord. Troopers said Tuesday that the SUV had been stolen, but Charlotte police now say they aren't sure the vehicle was stolen.
Why can’t he have amnesty with everyone else? He is probably sorry. Even the Islamic terrorists are entitled to Z visas on demand; unless the ICE can find derogatory info on them in 24 hours. And WE KNOW the Muslims won’t be sorry when they kill us by the thousands. And, oh yes, holders of Z visas are non deportable.
Anyway, while in Mexico City, he interviewed an American expatriate artist regarding cultural differences. The artist’s comments were quite telling (especially since their discussion was voiced-over random street scenes of traffic and street life of Mexico City.)
The basic gist was that the unemployment rate was fairly high, there was rampant corruption, and because of the rampant corruption, no one paid any attention to the laws.
This was emphasized, I’m sure by editorial incompetence (it was on PBS) by a public transport bus running through a red light. ‘Twas a small thing, but it “said” SO much.
If disrespect for the law is common practice in their native land, why should we expect any more when they cross our border?
Some one earlier mentioned Speedy Gonzales, so I’d like to add my non-PC reference: “Badges? BADGES? We don’t need no stinking badges!”
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