Illegal Immigrant Accused In Fatal Beach Crash

http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=630…av=menu78_9_1_7

"On Monday, the man Virginia Beach police charged in a fatal accident over the weekend made his first appearance in court. He used an interpreter since he speaks little English. There may be even more problems for Ramos. He told the judge he was in this country illegally.

The accident happened late Friday night at the intersection of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Kings Grant Road. Police say 22-year-old Alfredo Ramos slammed into the back of the car with two Virginia Beach girls inside. Both girls were killed.

The crash took the life of 17-year-old Allison Kunhardt of First Colonial High School and 16-year-old Tessa Tranchant of Kellam High School.

Ramos is in the Virginia Beach jail without bond and charged with two counts aggravated mansalughter as a result of driving under the influence. Alfredo Ramos told a judge this morning he is in this country illegally."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cr…l=la-home-local

"Driver accused in crash that killed director pleads not guilty
The man at the wheel of an SUV that killed Bob Clark and his son had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit, police say.

Hector Velazquez-Nava, the driver accused of causing the crash that killed movie director Bob Clark and his son, pleaded not guilty today to a pair of counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

He remains in custody at Van Nuys Jail with bail set at $200,000, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.

Velazquez-Nava, 24, had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit when the crash occurred early Wednesday on Pacific Coast Highway, police said. He is a native of Mexico who federal authorities said was in the U.S. illegally.

The crash killed Clark, the director of "A Christmas Story" and the "Porky's" movies, and his son Ariel, 22."