Illegal immigrant with prior DUIs, deportation order, charged in crash killing 8-year-old California girl
Authorities said Brayan Josue Alva-Rodriguez was the suspected driver in a fiery head-on collision that left a girl dead and several others injured
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An illegal immigrant previously charged with DUIs and had an outstanding 2023 deportation has been charged in connection with a deadly head-on collision that killed an 8-year-old California girl over the weekend, authorities said.
Bryan Josue Alva-Rodriguez, 25, a Guatemalan citizen, was arraigned in the hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries, Wednesday on murder, vehicular manslaughter and DUI charges, according to California Highway Patrol.
"Now an innocent life has been lost in a tragedy that could have been prevented," the San Diego office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrote on X. "An immigration detainer will be placed on Alva as soon as he is formally charged."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The girl, identified in court records as "Aria T," and several others were riding in a Toyota Camry when they were injured on a rural road shortly after 3 p.m. on the two-lane county Highway S-2, CHP said.
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An illegal migrant was charged with murder for his involvement in a fatal accident near San Diego, California that killed an 8-year-old girl and injured multiple people. (Alvin Miller Abraham)
Two adults and two other small children inside the car were also taken to the hospital with what CHP described as "major injuries." Court documents suggested one of the adult victims will suffer permanent paralysis.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the CHP, the driver of a 2005 Toyota Tacoma was heading north when he crossed the solid double-yellow line. The truck entered the southbound lane and crashed head-on into the Camry.
An illegal migrant was charged with murder for his involvement in a fatal accident near San Diego, California. (Alvin Miller Abraham)
The Tacoma then struck a Ford F-350 pulling a utility trailer that was also traveling north, officials said. The Tacoma eventually overturned and caught fire, the newspaper reported.
Fire crews were able to extricate one victim trapped in a vehicle and extinguish the blaze, Cal Fire spokesperson Capt. Mike Cornette told The San Diego Union-Tribune. Two people in the Tacoma were able to exit the truck on their own, he said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Five patients were airlifted to hospitals by four helicopters, and three others were transported by ambulance, Cornette said.
Three children in the back of the Camry were taken to a children's hospital. Two boys, ages 5 and 4, survived, but the girl succumbed to her injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Alva-Rodriguez illegally entered the United States on Feb. 8, 2018, and was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Calexico, California. He was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge and released, ICE said.
While in immigration proceedings, he was charged with two DUIs on Sept. 6, 2020, and April 7, 2021, according to the agency. On March 16, 2023, an immigration judge ordered him deported.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, Alva-Rodriguez failed to leave the U.S. as ordered, authorities said. Fox News Digital has reached out to the California Highway Patrol.