Truck full of immigrants nose-dives into pit
BROWNSVILLE — A pickup carrying 18 unauthorized immigrants plunged more than 40 feet into a caliche pit when the driver crashed through a fence trying to evade law enforcement, state police said Wednesday. No fatalities were reported.
However, an undisclosed number of people remained hospitalized Wednesday, some with critical injuries.
The accident occurred Tuesday about 3 p.m. on FM 2295 near Alice.
Border Patrol agents had previously stopped the driver and put out an alert, suspecting he was planning to pick up a load of immigrants, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Robert Vasquez said.
When a police officer spotted the vehicle, a white Chevrolet Silverado, its open bed and extended cab were full of people.
Vasquez said the officer had just made a U-turn and did not yet have his lights flashing when the pickup driver panicked.
"Of course, these people get spooked," Vasquez said. "The driver immediately took evasive action to try to go through the fence, not knowing a caliche pit was there. ... It nose-dived."
It's common for smugglers who spot police to try to drive into brush to let people scatter, Vasquez said.
Six unauthorized immigrants reportedly were treated and released to the Border Patrol; others were sent to hospitals in San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
The Border Patrol assisted at the accident scene, as did two Coast Guard helicopters and air ambulances from Alice and Victoria, Vasquez said.
The case was being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The pickup driver is likely to face federal charges, Vasquez said.
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