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Driver that Crashed Van Full of Illegal Immigrants Won't Serve Jail Time
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Date: February 22, 2017 03:18PM
http://wtvr.com/2017/02/21/driver-convicted-in-van-wreck-that-killed-6-wont-serve-jail-time/
The driver in a deadly van crash that killed six people, including a mother and her five year old son, won’t serve any time in jail.
Wenceslao Cruz-Marquez was initially charged with six felony counts of Involuntary Manslaughter, but plead guilty to a lesser charge, according to court documents.
The 51-year-old was sentenced to a year in prison, but all 12 months were suspended.
The Chicago man was behind the wheel of a Dodge van driving from North Carolina to New Jersey on I-95 on June 18, 2016.
State police said Cruz-Marquez somehow lost control of the vehicle and swerved across two lanes, slamming into another vehicle.
Investigators said the crash’s impact caused Cruz-Marquez’s van to overturn five to six times.
Six of the 16 people inside of the van, who were not wearing seat belts, did not survive
The crash had also been under investigation by federal officials because all of the victims were in the country illegally, including Cruz-Marquez.
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The driver in a deadly van crash that killed six people, including a mother and her five year old son, won’t serve any time in jail.
Wenceslao Cruz-Marquez was initially charged with six felony counts of Involuntary Manslaughter, but plead guilty to a lesser charge, according to court documents.
The 51-year-old was sentenced to a year in prison, but all 12 months were suspended.
The Chicago man was behind the wheel of a Dodge van driving from North Carolina to New Jersey on I-95 on June 18, 2016.
State police said Cruz-Marquez somehow lost control of the vehicle and swerved across two lanes, slamming into another vehicle.
Investigators said the crash’s impact caused Cruz-Marquez’s van to overturn five to six times.
Six of the 16 people inside of the van, who were not wearing seat belts, did not survive
The crash had also been under investigation by federal officials because all of the victims were in the country illegally, including Cruz-Marquez.
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