Illegal immigrants charged in fatal Illinois crash that killed couple: officials

Two unlawful immigrants have been charged after a crash killed an area Illinois county council member and his spouse.

Edwin Pacheco-Meza, 34, was allegedly driving a automotive whereas intoxicated when he triggered a crash that killed Coles County Board member Michael Clayton and his spouse Gail Clayton in Westfield, Illinois, in keeping with the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS).

The DHS reported that ammunition, an prolonged journal, medicine and an open container of alcohol have been present in Pacheco-Meza’s automotive that he allegedly crashed.

Juan Morales-Martinez, an 18-year-old passenger within the automotive Pacheco-Meza was driving, was additionally arrested.

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Michael Clayton and his spouse, Gail, have been killed in a suspected DUI crash. (DHS)

Pacheco-Meza was charged with reckless murder and driving underneath the affect, whereas Morales-Martinez was charged with drug possession and a weapons offense.

DHS stated an ICE detainee was housed there after the 2 have been taken to the Clark County Jail, including that officers didn’t cooperate with the request as a result of Illinois has a sanctuary coverage.

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Clark County Sheriff’s Workplace for remark.

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Edwin Pacheco-Meza was arrested and charged with reckless murder and driving underneath the affect. (DHS)

Morales-Martinez was arrested exterior the Clark County Jail by federal brokers. He entered the USA illegally in December 2023 and was launched underneath the Biden administration.

Pacheco-Meza entered the U.S. on an unknown date, DHS stated.

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Juan Morales-Martinez, the automotive’s passenger, was additionally arrested, DHS stated. (DHS)

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated the incident was preventable.

“Two harmless folks have been killed as a result of this prison unlawful alien selected to drive underneath the affect,” McLaughlin stated.

“President Trump and Secretary Noem have unleashed ICE and CBP in Illinois to revive legislation and order and take away prison unlawful aliens from our communities. Anybody who’s in the USA illegally and thinks they’ll roam free, breaking our legal guidelines and harming Individuals, is in for a impolite awakening. In case you are in our nation illegally and breaking our legal guidelines, we’ll discover you, arrest you, take away you, and you’ll by no means return.”