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Police arrest man for allegedly desecrating gravesite of DUI crash victim, sending video to loved ones
Read full article: Police arrest man for allegedly desecrating gravesite of DUI crash victim, sending video to loved onesA despicable crime was recorded by the vandal responsible and posted on social media.
Drunk, high teen with only learner’s permit when he killed 4, investigators say, will remain behind bars
Read full article: Drunk, high teen with only learner’s permit when he killed 4, investigators say, will remain behind barsA 16-year-old who is being charged as an adult for a crash that killed 4 people on New Year's Day will remain behind bars despite a plea to have him released from jail.
Teenager faces charges as adult for DUI crash killing 4 in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Teenager faces charges as adult for DUI crash killing 4 in Miami-DadeThe teenage boy who is facing charges as an adult in a New Year’s Day crash killing four people and injuring two appeared at Miami-Dade County court on Tuesday.
Honduran woman exits Utah church after 3 years in sanctuary
Read full article: Honduran woman exits Utah church after 3 years in sanctuaryA Honduran woman in the U.S. illegally who received sanctuary in a Salt Lake City church with her two young daughters for more than three years is now free to leave without risk of deportation.
Social media post shows person destroying and urinating on memorial for New Year’s Day crash victims
Read full article: Social media post shows person destroying and urinating on memorial for New Year’s Day crash victimsMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A roadside memorial for four young people who were killed in a terrible crash on New Year’s Day has been destroyed, and video of the despicable deed was posted online. This happened just days after the teen driver who is accused of causing the deadly crash surrendered himself to police. “Beyond comprehension.”Those are the words from a father who lost his daughter and her friends in the horrific crash, talking about the real-time vandalism of their roadside memorial that posted on social media. Those who loved the victims, Yuhlia, Christian, Andres and Jender, came Wednesday to repair and rebuild the memorial. RELATED ARTICLESTeen enters not guilty plea after facing charges in Miami-Dade crash killing 4Teen responsible for New Year’s crash that killed 4 people turns himself in, will plead not guilty
Teen enters not guilty plea after facing charges in Miami-Dade crash killing 4
Read full article: Teen enters not guilty plea after facing charges in Miami-Dade crash killing 4He is accused of killing Yuhlia Gelats-Medina, Christian Mobil, Andres Zacarias, and Jender Salazar. Yenicet Garcia watched as Brian Kirlew, 16-year-old Alex Garcia’s criminal defense attorney, asked Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dawn Denaro for his supervised release. The impact at the intersection of Southwest 79th Avenue and Flagler Street killed Gelats-Medina, 21, the driver of the Hyundai, and three passengers, according to Camacho. AdThe Hyundai Elantra’s passengers were Gelats-Medina’s boyfriend Mobil, 22, and their friends Zacarias, 21, and Salazar, 21, according to Camacho. From left, Yuhlia Gelats-Medina, 21, Christian Mobil, 22, Andres Zacarias, 21, and Jender Salazar, 21, died in a car crash on New Year's Day in Miami-Dade County.
Teen responsible for New Year’s crash that killed 4 people turns himself in, will plead not guilty
Read full article: Teen responsible for New Year’s crash that killed 4 people turns himself in, will plead not guiltyAs the families continue to grieve for the victims, new information is coming out about how that tragic crash occurred. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 16-year-old, identified as Alex Garcia, does not have a driver’s license, only a learner’s permit. 16-year-old Alex Garcia turns himself in to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. (WPLG)They also said that according to the car’s data recorder, one second before the crash Garcia was driving 111 miles per hour. “Four counts of reckless vehicular homicide, four counts of DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury,” said Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho.
Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief
Read full article: Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief– For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston. AdThose who have taken sanctuary have enlisted lawmakers to ask Biden for relief, pushing to cancel deportation orders and reviving the use of private bills — measures to protect a person or group. The Trump administration was more hardline, taking an Indonesian immigrant into custody on church grounds last year. After all, her family was ordered to leave when Biden was vice president. “My lawyer says I could leave the church today, but I just don’t trust things,” Macario said.
'We are no less American': Deaths pile up on Texas border
Read full article: 'We are no less American': Deaths pile up on Texas borderA man arrives at Starr County Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Rio Grande City, Texas. In July alone, Hidalgo County reported more than 600 deaths more than the Houston area, which is five times larger. At DHR Health, one of the largest hospitals on the border, nearly 200 of the 500 beds belong to coronavirus patients isolated in two units. Texas reopened quicker than most of the U.S., only to backtrack in the face of massive outbreaks. She has spent entire shifts calling other ICUs in Texas to accept helicopter transfers out of her 29-bed unit.