Man Loses Ear When Fleeing Police
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A man driving a car full of suspected illegal immigrants lost his ear as he tried to flee from police.
The 22-year-old Mexican national had turned into a brushy field from a farm-to-market road Sunday when he tried to open the door and jump from the car, said Joe Cantu, a La Joya police spokesman.
The car door bounced against a tree and slammed shut on the man's head, cleanly severing his ear, police said.
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Police and Border Patrol agents found four of the six passengers who fled the car after it came to a stop. Authorities also discovered four people in the car's trunk who were thought to be illegal immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras, Cantu said.
Police had stopped the 22-year-old driver, whose name was not released, for speeding. But he hit the gas after stopping beside of the road. After the accident, he was taken to a McAllen hospital.