Reportedly the same Texas where a human smuggling suspect led authorities in high-speed pursuit and the infamous immigrant death trackpassed. Immigration checkpointat the beginning of the week that ended in a fatal accident on Thursday in the city.
A vehicle believed to carry immigrants was being chased by a border patrol agent when it went out of control and hit behind Encina's tractor trailerTV station KHOU11Reported.
According to Encina police, four people were killed and three were injured in a clash near Rab's truck stop on Route 44.
In response to a request for assistance from the Border Guard, Encinal saw a "suspect's vehicle" race from I-35 and crashed into a stationary tractor trailer, police chief Pablo Balboa III. States as follows. Prepared statement.
A photo posted online by KHOU appeared to show a broken white jeep in the wreckage.
Speed-violating drivers were among the killed, and the injured were taken by helicopter to a local hospital, police said.
On Monday, a truck carrying 64 immigrants passed Encina's border patrol checkpoint and surveillance cameras caughtHomerosa Morano. It has been. , 45, grinned when he leaned out of the driver's seat.
The truck was later abandoned in a remote area of San Antonio, and authorities found a "mountain of bodies" inside, killing a total of 48 people.
The death penalty is now 53 of the 64 migrants packed into the trailer, and Zamorano, who is reportedly a "very tall female" when caught nearby, said {45. } Is facing the crime of federal trafficking that was possible. You will be sentenced to death.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has repeatedly accused President Biden of the horrific case, saying the trailerwas not inspected at Encinalon Wednesday. .. There was no resource to inspect all trucks, and as a result, border patrols were not capable of saving their lives.
Abbott also set up a new state-owned checkpoint "immediately" to inspect trucks for migrant smuggling operations, deployed two "strike teams" and immigrated on the highway. He said he would look for a truck to carry and look for a smuggler. "Hide your house."
