ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
He made a fraudulent asylum claim. He was ordered to show up for a hearing and deliberately failed to do so. He broke several laws. Did he have a license?I read the full article. Seems the guy was from Guatemala and had applied for asylum here in the US. When he didn't show up for his hearing, they denied his application for asylum and issued deportation orders. Unfortunately, they didn't catch up with him after denying him asylum until AFTER the crash.
Granted, this is a messed up situation, but let's be real here. Although he was an illegal immigrant, I don't really think he intended to crash head on into the car the woman was in. It was an accident, not premeditated murder.
To call it anything else is dishonest.
It's murder in the commission of a crime. His intent doesn't matter.
You don't know that he made a fraudulent asylum claim, because the article said that his asylum was denied because he missed his hearing.
Now, if the dude had been DUI, or running from police, then I might consider adding a murder charge to it, but it was a regular accident and someone died. The only way you could call it murder is if it was premeditated and he intentionally decided to target that ladies car.