DPS trooper chases smuggler with a car full of immigrants inside a Dodge Charger in Webb County
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A smuggler in a Dodge Charger led DPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit along I-35 in Webb County on Wednesday.
The smuggler, Jaime Gonzalez from Laredo, evaded Troopers by driving recklessly through parking lots and neighborhoods. After successfully performing a PIT maneuver to safely stop the vehicle, Troopers discovered 10 illegal immigrants from Mexico crammed in the rear seat and trunk.
Among the 10 illegal immigrants were two children – ages 8 and 9 years old.
Troopers charged Gonzalez with eight counts of smuggling of persons with the likelihood of serious bodily injury or death, two counts of smuggling of persons under the age of 18, evading arrest with the likelihood of serious bodily injury or death and reckless driving.
Troopers referred all 10 illegal immigrants to Border Patrol.