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9 Dead In Rollover Accident

By Associated Press/ CBS News

An SUV with 18 inside flips on an Arizona interstate. Eight air ambulances are called on to get the injured to the hospital 9 Dead In Rollover Accident

Published: Thu, August 07, 2008 - 12:15 pm

At least nine people were killed, and nine others were injured in a terrible single vehicle crash south of Phoenix.
The Department of Public Safety says a 1998 GMC SUV rolled over on the right side of State Route 79 near Florence, about 60 miles south of Phoenix.
At least eight air ambulance helicopters were on scene as firefighters removed people from the SUV.
Officer Carmen Figueroa says in a statement that 18 people were in the SUV that rolled on State Route 79, about 80
miles southeast of Phoenix, Thursday morning. The other nine occupants were injured.
Northbound lanes were shut down and debris covered the highway. Border Patrol agents are on the scene but it's not yet known if they were pursuing the vehicle.
DPS says the SUV was driving at a high rate of speed when it flipped over.

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DEW26M Says:

Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 6:42 pm

Vinnie Picard, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said immigration agents were investigating suspicions that the SUV was a human smuggling vehicle.—————-Associated Press
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Illegal Immigrants or not, this is still a very sad situation!

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southfan1981 Says:

Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 6:41 pm

I guess the same reason someone tried to stuff 6 kids in a Chevy Cavalier?

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DEW26M Says:

Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 6:38 pm

Why in the hell would someone even attempt to stuff 18 people into a 1998 GMC SUV? This is such a sad and tragic accident. I’ll keep those who lost their lives and their families in my prayers.

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