Mrs Behavin
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/07/immigrant.crash.ap/index.html
YUMA, Arizona (AP) -- A sport utility vehicle crammed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over in an attempt to outrun Border Patrol agents, killing nine people and injuring at least 12 others, officials said.
Five of the injured, including a pregnant woman, were in critical condition, most with head trauma, hospital officials said.
The Chevy Suburban was carrying up to 22 people when the driver had tried to circumvent a checkpoint on the highway, Border Patrol spokesman Lloyd Frers said.
With Border Patrol agents in pursuit, the driver attempted to make a U-turn and rolled over, Frers said. He did not know how fast either vehicle was traveling.
"It's pretty obvious to anybody who looks at it that it was more than likely a smuggling load ... and they were more than likely from Mexico," Frers said.
YUMA, Arizona (AP) -- A sport utility vehicle crammed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over in an attempt to outrun Border Patrol agents, killing nine people and injuring at least 12 others, officials said.
Five of the injured, including a pregnant woman, were in critical condition, most with head trauma, hospital officials said.
The Chevy Suburban was carrying up to 22 people when the driver had tried to circumvent a checkpoint on the highway, Border Patrol spokesman Lloyd Frers said.
With Border Patrol agents in pursuit, the driver attempted to make a U-turn and rolled over, Frers said. He did not know how fast either vehicle was traveling.
"It's pretty obvious to anybody who looks at it that it was more than likely a smuggling load ... and they were more than likely from Mexico," Frers said.