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14 illegal immigrants in minivan

                   
azstarnet.com
Jul 25, 2008
        
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By Alexis Huicochea, Eric Swedlund and Brady McCombs Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.25.2008 A minivan packed with illegal immigrants rolled Thursday on Interstate 10, causing a series of collisions. The accidents injured at least 18 people, five of whom remain hospitalized in critical condition. The chain of wrecks on Tucson's Southeast Side began at about 11:30 a.m. near Houghton Road and closed the westbound lanes of I-10 for more than three hours. Three people were taken by helicopter to Tucson hospitals. About 50 firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to treat the injured. Department of Public Safety officers began an investigation that could take as long as two weeks, authorities said. The driver of the minivan lost control when a tire blew out, said DPS Officer Carmen Figueroa, and several people were seen running... [read full story]                    

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Jul 26, 2008
        

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.26.2008 Federal authorities have arrested three suspected immigrant smugglers involved in Thursday's multi-vehicle wrecks on Interstate 10. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators...

3 in I-10 chain wreck charged with smuggling immigrants

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Jul 26, 2008
        

Federal authorities have arrested three suspected immigrant smugglers involved in Thursday's multi-vehicle wrecks on Interstate 10. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators determined that three Mexican men were...

                   

Van of immigrants rolls, causes pileup; 18 hurt

eastvalleytribune.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

TUCSON - At least 18 people were injured, five of them critically, following a series of collisions Thursday on Interstate 10 in Tucson. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the initial accident involved a minivan...

                   

I-10 rollover, series of collisions injure 18

azstarnet.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

By Alexis Huicochea, Eric Swedlund and Brady McCombs Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.25.2008 A minivan packed with illegal immigrants rolled Thursday on Interstate 10, causing a series of collisions. The driver of the minivan...