audio from the officers who discovered the other truck on monday packed with 64 men, women, and children. 53 of whom likely died agonizing deaths in the texas heat. the audio reveals the chaos as the driver of the truck tries to run away. all we have right now, hispanic male, may be wearing a brown shirt. going south from that location along the railroad tracks. towards the mechanic shop right there. smugglers packed the back of the tractor-trailer but no water. relative say that the cell phones were confiscated making it impossible for them to call for help. four men have been arrested in connection with that incident. the alleged driver, 45-year-old faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. he is seen here apparently smiling as he went through a checkpoint. sources tell the associated press associated press the truck had passed through a checkpoint about 26 miles northeast of
rachel: the texas man had no idea the trailer s air conditioning system had busted. rachel: griff jenkins live with the details. reporter: we have a chilling recording, it is disturbing, officers as we hear what they were discovering in that sweltering 18 wheeler. so many here. hispanic male. going south from the fat location on the railroad tracks. reporter: 48 were dead, 5 later died bringing the death toll to 53. charged in the case, the 45-year-old texas native driver charged with smuggling resulting in death facing a maximum penalty of life in
tractor-trailer on monday in san antonio. it s still unclear how long they had been in there. the smugglers had confiscated their cell phones so they could not call for help, heartbreaking to think about that. officers suggest a scene of total chaos and frantic search for the driver. all we have right now, hispanic male, maybe wearing a brown shirt, southbound from the location, either along the railroad tracks or towards the mechanic shop nearby. i have too many bodies here. turns out surveillance video captured the truck passing through an inland border patrol checkpoint in laredo, texas, and raising questions whether border patrol at checkpoints between mexico and canada, and more than 100 of them, are able to spot people in cars and trucks entering the united states illegally. border patrol officials say those checkpoints are an imperfect but important second
Press Release From Chief Deputy Tanner Crump, Hopkins County Sheriff
Update: Suspects In Custody
This evening two investigators from the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office Texas and a Texas Ranger traveled to St Louis Missouri and arrested the two suspects in the homicide that was discovered Monda