Illegal immigrants killed in high speed chase

Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying illegal immigrants tried to outrun deputies from the Zavala County’s Sheriff’s Office. The accident happened on a South Texas highway near Batesville, about 80 miles southwest of San Antonio. The crash happened when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to avoid being stopped by law enforcement a...

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