Summary

Two vans full of about 30 illegal immigrants crashed through the border this morning One van smashed into a wall and the other was chased down by police

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 133305
Story Slug Border Chase (04/17/1998)
Location San Diego, California
Format VOSOT
Date 04/17/1998
Archive Time 20:23
TRT 3:30
Supers San Diego, California Roberto Martinez, Director of the Border Project for the American Friends Services Sgt Jack Lilly, San Diego police Traffic Division
Video Description Shots of van and smashed supermarket wall, closeup of mangled van, police officers at scene, front shot of smashed up van, man on cell phone, long shot of accident scene, border patrol vehicles parked in lot, sot with man
Description Two vans full of about 30 illegal immigrants crashed through the border this morning One van smashed into a wall and the other was chased down by police
Script A wild chase ensued this morning after two vans carrying more than 50 illegal immigrant drove north through the southbound lane at the border crossing this morning in San Diego, California One van veered off the road and crashed into a supermarket, causing minor injuries to the 25 immigrants inside The other van ended up in an orange grove after leading border patrol agents on a chase across three freeways Agents managed to catch 19 of the Aliens as they tried to run through the grove Border agents discovered tht the tires of the Vans had been filled with silicon-apparently to protect the tires in case officers threw stop sticks on the road They say that may be part of reason the one van lost control and smashed into the supermarket
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