Federal prosecutors identified the driver as Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, who was charged with smuggling resulting in death. He faces the most serious charges along with Christian Martinez, 28. Two other men who are not U.S. citizens were also arrested.
Roberto Marquez of Dallas prepares to drape a cross to a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio. Kaila Garrett and Associated PressPUBLISHED 8:48 PM CDT Jun.
It’s among the deadliest of the tragedies that have claimed thousands of lives in recent decades as people attempt to cross the U.S. border from Mexico Two other men who are not U.S. citizens were also arrested on charges of illegal weapons possession. Prosecutors say investigators found the men at a San Antonio address where the truck was registered.
The home countries of the immigrants and how long they were abandoned on the side of the road was not immediately known. Of the 16 taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses, 12 were adults and four were children, said Fire Chief Charles Hood. The patients were hot to the touch and dehydrated, and no water was found in the trailer, he said.
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