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An SUV believed to be carrying illegal immigrants overturned on a desert highway as it was being followed by U.S. Border Patrol agents, killing four people and injuring 17 others, authorities said. The Chevrolet Suburban rolled over about 5:30 p.m. in Imperial County [CA], about 20 miles north of the border, said Border Patrol spokesman William Robbins. The driver, who was pinned behind the wheel, was taken to a hospital and may face smuggling and endangerment charges, Robbins said. Robbins said agents had signaled the sport utility vehicle with their lights and tried to stop it with a spike strip. But the Suburban swerved around the tire deflation device. After agents saw the driver continue, they stopped their close pursuit, but followed the SUV at a distance in case it dropped off passengers, Robbins said. "We don’t want to stay on top of them because we don’t want to cause an accident," he said. Mexican officials in the past have criticized U.S. enforcement agencies for high-speed pursuits of suspected illegal immigrants. In March, two men died and 20 people were injured when a truck swerved to miss a spike strip and crashed on Interstate 8.
I love how law enforcement is always at fault for simply trying to do their job. All they really needed to do is yell "Stop!" in a firm voice, the aliens would have stopped, and all would have been averted.
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