A 47-year-old man was charged in federal court Tuesday with coordinating the smuggling event that led to the deaths of 13 people on March 2, 2021 in Holtville, just east of El Centro. Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged with Conspiracy to Bring Aliens to the United States Outside a Port of Entry […]
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California Highway Patrol on Friday released the names of the 12 people who were injured when an SUV collided with a big rig in Holtville. 25 people were in the SUV, 13 died as a result of the collision. The remaining 12 were transferred to area hospitals. Those injured include: UC San Diego Medical Center, […]
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Wednesday to NBC Palm Springs the incident involving 13 deaths near Holtville is being investigated as a human smuggling investigation. “Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations San Diego responded to the scene of today’s (Tuesday’s) fatal crash in El Centro, California, and have initiated a human smuggling investigation,” said […]
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Palm Springs, CA Cory Skyler Drouillard, America’s former National Inline Speed Skating Champion, will begin his "Skate For George" skating the Lewis and Clark Trail at the steps of the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. where President Thomas Jefferson was awarded $2,500.00 for his Lewis and Clark Expedition of which Cory Skyler’s descendant George Drouillard received $500.00 of the budget, making him […]
