Posted on 10/18/2008 4:44:45 AM PDT by raybbr
Covington, LA Police report that an illegal alien ran an SUV into a Lee Road church and told officers he was trying to teach himself how to drive.
Covington Police Capt. Jack West says that 48-year-old Roman Mateo Zeferino, an illegal alien showing a Covington address, has been cited for careless operation of a motor vehicle, no driver's license, and operating a motor vehicle without lawful presence.
It happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, in the 1200 block of North Lee Road in Covington. Capt. West says that officers responded to a call where an SUV was reportedly wrecked into the front of a church. When they arrived, officers noted that the driver, later identified as Zeferino, crawled into a rear seat of the vehicle and exited the SUV.
Capt. West said officers had to locate someone who could speak Spanish to eventually learn that Zeferino was an illegal alien who did not know how to drive. The officers were told by Zeferino that he was teaching himself how to drive, lost control, and rammed into the church. No one was inside the church when it was struck.
Capt. West adds that even though the state legislature approved a law enabling local law enforcement to detain illegal aliens like Zeferino, jail overcrowding is forcing officers to simply write citations and release the suspects.
....and if 2 children were crushed it would have never appeared in the MSM
Perhaps the publisher pixeled them out?
In any event, you raise good questions.
Interesting how the article assiduously avoids broaching the subject of the ownership of the SUV. Perhaps the author takes it for granted that it would not be possible to purchase a motor vehicle without presenting a valid drivers license. In any case, wouldn't the actual owner of the vehicle (assuming that it wasn't stolen) be culpable for lending his vehicle to an unlicensed driver?
So many questions which the article fails to even touch upon!
I guess that we just don't understand this "political correctness" thing, do we?
Regards,
Money raised for man thrown from house (Illegal Alien crashes into home!)
And I just bet that this homeowner’s insurance company gets stuck with the bill for repairing the damage caused by this illegal alien.
Capt. West adds that even though the state legislature approved a law enabling local law enforcement to detain illegal aliens like Zeferino, jail overcrowding is forcing officers to simply write citations and release the suspects.
Why put that into the story? My guess is that they released him and put that part in to explain why. However, notice that no mention of his release is in the story.
Hmmm. I bet people on the scene could have figured out both things pretty darn quickly...
Louisiana only requires plates on the back.
I thought that might be another possibility. In any case have seen many LA plates over there? :)
You just ain't real attentive, are you?
This particular "homeowner" could, in fact, be pointed at as being responsible for the incident.
When will someone cite this “west clown” for impersonations of a policeman.
La. doesn’t have front License plates.
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