The family of a 7-year-old Texas girl who was killed by an illegal alien in a drunk driving accident earlier this week is demanding answers and changes to existing law to get justice and prevent such senseless, avoidable tragedies from happening again.
Which, of course, would require leftists and Democrat politicians to give a crap about innocent lives lost to people who shouldn’t even be in the country in the first place, so I won’t hold my breath.
Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, the family of 7-year-old Ivory Smith blasted 41-year-old Joel Gonzalez Chacin, an illegal alien who police say was drunk when he ran a stop sign and smashed his vehicle into the side of Christina Quainoo’s car around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, killing Ivory and sending Christina to the hospital in critical condition. The mother and daughter were on their way home from Christina’s mother’s house at the time.
After causing the crash, police say Chacin got out of the car and began taking pictures of the scene instead of helping his victims or calling for help. He then fled the scene.
Christina Smith reportedly needed surgery for her injuries, and will need months of physical therapy to relearn how to walk.
The victims’ family said they want harsher penalties for drunk drivers, and are demanding Chacin not be released on bond, which has been set at $150,000. Speaking to reporters at Chacin's bond hearing, Ivory's family remembered her as the "life of the party" and "full of personality."
"It's always the person drinking and driving that walks away, and families are left with this. Laws need to change. I'm gonna fight to get those laws changed for Ivory," Ivory’s aunt, Sharonda Collins, said. "I do know drinking and driving is not - the penalties are not stiffer. That's why they get out and do it again, and they give them a bond.”
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"Imagine someone taking their lives, him getting out, and taking pictures and try to leave the scene instead of try to get her help. He didn't care," Collins said.
The family of 7-year-old Ivory Smith is demanding justice after an illegal who was driving drunk in Texas plowed into another car, k*lling Ivory and severely injuring her mother who is in the hospital in critical condition.
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According to KHOU11 out of Harris County, authorities have confirmed Chacin has been placed under an ICE detainer request and will be turned over to federal immigration authorities in the event that he makes bond. He faces two to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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