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Hearing delayed for driver in crash where woman lost her legs
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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A preliminary hearing scheduled for tomorrow morning for the driver accused of hitting a Napa woman whose legs were amputated as a result of the crash is delayed until March 14.

Francisco Pacheco, 24, faces charges of DUI and hit-and-run from the Feb. 3 crash where his car struck Lilian Clark, who was behind her doubled-parked vehicle on South Terrace Drive in Napa.
Pacheco fled the scene and was arrested after neighbors followed him from the crash.

He was placed on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold at the Napa County Jail. ICE seeks holds on criminal suspects who the agency believes may be in the United States illegally. Such holds may result in deportation.
Pacheco is on probation for a 2007 DUI conviction, and has a misdemeanor DUI case from last year that is pending.

At a court hearing today, the matter was continued because accident reports from the California Highway Patrol had not been completed, according to Napa County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Goold.
Clark's legs were crushed so badly in the crash that doctors had to amputate them above the knee on the evening of the crash.

13 comment(s)

angrytoo wrote on Feb 14, 2008 1:01 PM:

" If he's in the United States illegally shouldn't they have caught that on the first DUI??? Had they deported him at that time then maybe this mother of two would still have full use of her legs. "

sam wrote on Feb 14, 2008 1:37 PM:

" They wont deprot them. THey will send him to jail where we will have to pay to feed him, and pay for what ever medical needs he may have. "

frenchtoast wrote on Feb 14, 2008 1:51 PM:

" Good point, angrytoo. Checking for an ID on tickets is 1st thing; how did this slip by? "

richaelsmommie wrote on Feb 14, 2008 2:29 PM:

" Sam, My friends whole family is legal and he is not and every time he goes to jail they deport him. They most of the time will not keep people who are not here legaly. "

Common Sense wrote on Feb 14, 2008 2:36 PM:

" Since the Mexican President is hanging around, maybe he should stop by and attend the hearing. He should also visit Mrs. Clark and tell her what he will do to stop the flood of illegals and prevent this from happening yet again. "

just sayin wrote on Feb 14, 2008 3:00 PM:

" "Everytime he goes to jail they deport him?"
Perhaps your friend might consider giving up the behaviors that result in his going to jail? A statement like that really adds fuel to the "illegals-are-causing-all-the-trouble" fire. "

ketama wrote on Feb 14, 2008 6:10 PM:

" Agree with 'angrytoo'. There should be regular CHP & ICE licence and immigration checks. The Homeland Security laws need to be enforced . . NOW! "

bob2 wrote on Feb 15, 2008 7:02 AM:

" Forget deportation. He would probably sneak back with a new identity in 6 mos. IMO, he should be jailed for about 40 yrs., released to work a day job, and have his wages go to the Clark family and the justice system. "

lsw1969 wrote on Feb 15, 2008 7:31 AM:

" It is time that we enforce our laws concerning illegal immigration. If our country delivered a zero tolerance message to illegal immigrants maybe we could slim down this problem. I say that if you come here illegally and get caught we ship you right back to where you came frome and you lose any chance of ever becoming a citizen in this country. I bet that we are laughed at every day in Mexico for our stupidity when it comes to illegal immigration. What other country would allow people from another country to come in and steal, break laws while receiving social benefits that should go to legal citizens. Our schools are a joke and I am tired of my tax dollars supporting non-citizens. Again, where are our elected officials. Do you hear us we want you to stand up and make a difference. "

AmericanPatriot wrote on Feb 15, 2008 9:13 AM:

" Tom Tancredeo recently wrote a letter to President Calderon talking about continuing to import his problems to the US. You can see it here:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-624586.html#624586

I've finally decided to join groups for activism because of this issue. Now, Pelosi is trying to push through a 5-year visa for illegal aliens. Yep, another back door type amnesty. She is undermining her own party. Congressman Heath Schuler has a bill called the SAVE ACT that has 144 co-sponsors bipartisan yet she and a handful of special interests will try to push through the visas over enformcement. Good old Nancy. "

Dwayne wrote on Feb 15, 2008 1:28 PM:

" 'Law enforcement' is apparently an oxymoron. 'Nuff said. "

nevadareader wrote on Feb 15, 2008 3:54 PM:

" I've been following this tragic story and, unfortunately, it is an all too common problem. To deport or to jail? That is an ongoing issue here in Nevada as well. As a part of a local study by law enforcement regarding the impact on the court and prison systems by illegal residents the following story was recounted. An illegal was arrested for drunk driving and property damage. After treatment at a local hospital, he was jailed and eventually went before a judge. The judge ordered him deported and he was. Three weeks later the same illegal was before the same judge on similar charges. How frustrating! Something has to be done. This has such a huge fiscal impact on communities and someone needs to come up with a solution soon! "

Yetiyet wrote on Feb 15, 2008 6:25 PM:

" The only thing that can stop a person like this is, again Law Enforcement. Keep him in jail as long as possible because sadly he won't stay put in TJ, until we enforce federal law first. "

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