A teenage smuggler crashed his Chevrolet Blazer into a tree while trying to flee from the police, as he carried several immigrants in his car. As a result, five passengers were killed and nine more were injured. Now, that smuggler, Manuel Rendon-Lucas, has been sentenced to 16 and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release, in addition to a hefty fine.
Situations like this remind us how dangerous the roads south of Houston can be, since so many illegal traffickers are using our roads to transport immigrants.
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