{"id":188314,"date":"2021-03-03T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=188314"},"modified":"2021-03-03T12:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:15:49","slug":"ice-opens-human-smuggling-probe-into-calif-deadly-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-opens-human-smuggling-probe-into-calif-deadly-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE opens human smuggling probe into Calif. deadly 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\">18<\/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%2Fice-opens-human-smuggling-probe-into-calif-deadly-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=188314&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--><div id=\"attachment_2381026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2381026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Authorities say a semi-truck crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing at least 13 people. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:01 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Officials in Southern California are investigating what they called a \u201cchaotic scene\u201d after an SUV collided with a truck on Tuesday morning. More than a dozen people were killed in the incident. he crash happened in Imperial County, California about 13 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing, a spokesperson from California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the incident was caused when a Ford Expedition that was packed with 25 passengers collided with a semi-truck hauling gravel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the SUV we had 12 fatalities on scene,\u201d stated Border Division Chief Omar Watson. \u201cOne person passed over at the hospital for a total of 13 people that passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CHP officials said the ages of those injured in the crash ranged from 16 to 55-years-old and children also were involved.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities pointed out the negligence of those involved in the deadly crash had while pointing out the SUV model can only seat eight to nine passengers legally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that that number of people were were put into that vehicle because there\u2019s not enough safety restraints to safely keep those people within the vehicle,\u201d Watson explained. \u201cThere are numerous people that were ejected onto the roadway as a result of this collision, so part of our message is to make sure that we get out to our communities and make sure that safety restraints are part of the picture to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2381027\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2381027\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2381027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AP21062045625197.jpg\" alt=\"Law enforcement officers sort evidence and debris at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Authorities say a semi-truck crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing at least 13 people. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2381027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement officers sort evidence and debris at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Authorities say a semi-truck crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing at least 13 people. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The truck driver suffered minor injuries and nearly a dozen of the SUV\u2019s passengers were transported to local hospitals. Medical professionals said those in the SUV suffered injuries varying from minor fractures to life-threatening injures.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, CHP is working with the Mexican Consulate to identify the victims involved and notify their families. Meanwhile, an investigation into what caused the crash is still underway.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, federal officials launched a human smuggling probe following the deadly California crash. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its investigation Tuesday. This came after Mexican Consulate confirmed 10 of the 13 people who died in the crash were Mexican nationals.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/eu-head-to-propose-covid-19-vaccine-passports-for-travel\/\">EU head to propose COVID-19 vaccine passports for travel<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. 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