{"id":1144057,"date":"2021-12-22T22:04:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T03:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1144057"},"modified":"2021-12-22T22:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T03:04:32","slug":"police-illegal-alien-killed-76-year-old-philanthropist-in-drunk-driving-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-illegal-alien-killed-76-year-old-philanthropist-in-drunk-driving-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Police: Illegal Alien Killed 76-Year-old Philanthropist in Drunk Driving Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-illegal-alien-killed-76-year-old-philanthropist-in-drunk-driving-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1144057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">An illegal alien has been arrested for allegedly killing a 76-year-old philanthropist and injuring seven others in a drunk driving crash in Charleston County, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Javier Reyes-Escobar, a 21-year-old illegal alien, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2021\/12\/21\/authorities-identify-woman-killed-johns-island-crash\/\">arrested<\/a> and charged by the Charleston County Sheriff\u2019s Office on December 18 on three counts of felony drunk driving resulting in injury or death, one count of drunk driving without a driver\u2019s license, and one count of driving with an open container of alcohol.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to police, Reyes-Escobar was driving four times over the legal blood-alcohol content limit when he hit a sedan and an SUV head-on \u2014 causing a three-vehicle crash. Police said Reyes-Escobar admitted he was driving drunk and lost control of his car.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes, along with seven others, were taken to nearby hospitals following the crash. Gretchen Gross, a 76-year-old philanthropist from Buffalo, New York, who vacationed annually in South Carolina, died as a result of her injuries from the crash.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19232602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/f34af7a0-9a92-485a-a35a-5bb1651a6adb_1140x641.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19232602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/f34af7a0-9a92-485a-a35a-5bb1651a6adb_1140x641.jpeg\" alt=\"Gretchen Gross\" width=\"393\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gretchen Gross (Photo via the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A woman remains in a medically induced coma as a result of the crash and is suffering from a fractured neck.<\/p>\n<p>Gross was a former president of the&nbsp;Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo. The organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/community\/local-community-leader-philanthropist-gretchen-gross-killed-in-car-accident-dealth-family-remember\/71-2bf022b8-bd4e-441a-8685-7ac0ace4ecdb\">released<\/a> a statement with news of her passing, telling local media that \u201cGretchen had an indomitable spirit of optimism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it was stepping in to cook kosher hot dogs at a PJ Library picnic, assisting the campaign to renovate the Holland Family Building, or supporting the efforts of staff leadership, Gretchen\u2019s impact is without parallel,\u201d the organization wrote. \u201cHer insight, experience, and wise advice enabled the JCC to succeed over the past 20 years. Sadly, she will be missed, and her memory will be a blessing for everyone at the JCC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reyes-Escobar was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/judge-denies-man-bail-in-fatal-3-vehicle-crash-citing-flight-concerns\/article_2620e49c-6373-11ec-a050-d7171b3a8e14.html\">denied<\/a> bail and remains detained at the Charleston County Jail. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has placed a detainer on Reyes-Escobar so that if he is released from local custody at any time, he will be turned over to them for arrest and deportation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxhnBxnder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An illegal alien has been arrested for allegedly killing a 76-year-old philanthropist and injuring seven others in a drunk driving crash in Charleston County, South Carolina. 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