Sunday, August 12, 2007

How much more Illegal???

Ok, I just love it when an Illegal Immigrant proves me right. I do not even think I need to add my two cents to this story.

Dad pleads not guilty to drunken driving, hit-and-run charges

By Dana Littlefield
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
July 19, 2007
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – A father accused of driving drunk and fleeing the
freeway crash that killed his 9-year-old son pleaded not guilty yesterday to
gross vehicular manslaughter and other charges.
Marcos Munoz Sanchez, 33,
faces several felony and misdemeanor charges, including child endangerment,
driving under the influence and hit-and-run. If convicted, he could be sent to
prison for up to 15 years.
San Diego Superior Court Judge David M. Szumowski
set bail for Munoz at $500,000.
Deputy District Attorney Melissa Vasel said
Munoz was driving on Interstate 8 near Texas Street on Saturday when he crashed
into a car parked on the shoulder around 1:40 a.m. His son, Alex Munoz , was in
the passenger seat and died as a result of the impact.
Vasel told the judge
that a witness came out of a nearby restaurant shortly after the crash and saw a
man running from the area. Later, police saw a white pickup circling the
restaurant parking lot.
Vasel said police saw the same truck again later
that day near the family's Linda Vista apartment and contacted the men inside.
Marcos Munoz , the passenger, had minor injuries and glass in his hair and
clothes, authorities said. Another man, Raul Munoz Sanchez, was driving the
pickup. The men are believed to be related, Vasel said.
Raul Munoz , 33,
pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of being an accessory after the fact
and several misdemeanors, including drunken driving. He could be sent to prison
for up to three years if convicted. He is being held in county jail in lieu of
$50,000 bail.
Vasel told the judge that Raul Munoz 's blood-alcohol content
was measured at 0.19 percent after his arrest. Marcos Munoz 's blood-alcohol
content measured 0.11 percent a little more than three hours after the
collision. The legal threshold for drunken driving is 0.08 percent.
Deputy
Public Defender Paul Rodriguez said Marcos Munoz has no significant criminal
record, except for a misdemeanor conviction from 2005. Both men work in
construction.
Police have said that both men were in the country illegally
and were not licensed drivers.

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