Jorge Garcia-Vazquez, 24, and Guadalupe Cruze-Vasquez, 18, killed, and several injured in crash near Sunland Park, New Mexico
2 dead, 10 injured in SUV rollover near US-Mexico border
New Mexico State Police confirmed the two fatalities but did not respond to repeated requests for comment on whether law enforcement officers were pursuing the SUV when the rollover happened.
Two dead, 10 injured in SUV border rollover crash
The Mexican Consulate in El Paso said in a statement that nine of the injured people were Mexican and that it is providing assistance to them.
Driver arrested in New Mexico crash that killed 2, hurt 10
They said 19-year-old Julio Garcia Rascon was driving an SUV at a high rate of speed around 5 a.m. on July 27 when it struck a utility pole and rolled near Santa Teresa a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Driver, 19, charged in rollover that killed 2 migrants, injured 9
Julio Garcia Rascon, 19, of Juarez, Mexico, is charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle; 10 counts of causing great bodily injury by vehicle; and reckless driving. He, too, was injured in the crash.
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