Witnesses told reporters George Alvarez cursed at group waiting at the bus stop in front of the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center and called them "invaders."
The man who allegedly plowed into a group of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, and killing eight men, has been named as George Alvarez and charged with manslaughter.
Authorities identified the driver as George Alvarez during a Monday morning press conference, where Brownsville Police Department Chief Felix Sauceda said that Alvarez ran a red light before his vehicle flipped on its side and hit the group of people.
The man who allegedly drove an SUV into a group of migrants has been identified as Brownsville, Texas, local George Alvarez, who has an "extensive" rap sheet.