Fatal Crashes Linked to Illegal Immigrants Spark Arrests

A string of deadly crashes involving illegal immigrants is reigniting calls for tougher immigration enforcement, as local authorities and federal officials confirm that several suspects charged with vehicular homicides in recent days were in the U.S. illegally — some with prior convictions, expired visas, or ignored detainer requests.

“It seems to be almost a daily occurrence where an illegal alien driving kills innocent Americans,” said Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, in a statement. “All of these deaths are preventable because these illegal aliens should have never been in our country.”

According to Fox News, in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, 31-year-old Juan Alfredo Chavarria Lezama is facing charges after allegedly slamming into a 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle Thursday evening around 7 p.m. The child, who has not been publicly named, was airlifted to a hospital but later died from his injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

Chavarria, now charged with vehicular homicide, DWI, and driving without a license, is the subject of an ICE detainer request, authorities confirmed.

In Nashville, a 3:30 a.m. crash on August 10 left 37-year-old Raquel Lorena Sarabia Baraja dead and her husband Marco Antonio Baez Del Angel with life-threatening injuries.

Police arrested Julio Cesar Herrera-Gonzales at the scene on charges of vehicular homicide and drunken driving. He is an 🛂Illegal immigrant from Honduras, DHS confirmed.

“Julio Cesar Herrera-Gonzales, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, was granted Temporary Protected Status in 2008,” a DHS spokesperson told Fox News’ Bill Melugin. “His TPS was revoked in 2015. He had a previous conviction for vandalism.” ICE issued a detainer for him over the weekend.