SDSU Imperial Valley, the Calexico Rotary Club and the Consulate of Mexico hosted a festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day in Calexico on Saturday night.
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IMPERIAL VALLEY â Imperial County Coronerâs Office has released the names and ages of the 13 people who died in the deadly big rig truck and SUV car crash on March 2 on Highway 115 and Norrish Road near Holtville.
The names were released to the press Tuesday, March 9, but it did not include place of origin of the deceased passengers from the 25-passenger maroon Ford Expedition. The deceased range from 19 to 53 years of age, according to the release.
The names and ages of the 13 deceased are as follows:
Carolina Ramirez Perez, 32
Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona, 23
Raquel Aparicio Martinez, 39
Rosalia Garcia Gonzalez, 32
Maria Guadalupe Mendez Vargas, 49
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At least 13 dead after truck crashes into SUV packed with 25 people near US-Mexico border
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HOLTVILLE, Calif. – A deadly crash near the Mexico border here that killed 13 suspected illegal migrants should shine a spotlight on America s border problems and how reform is badly needed, local leaders said Thursday.
Border Patrol officials said all the victims of the crash are suspected to have entered the country illegally, and the agency was investigating potential ties to human smuggling.