{"id":10611,"date":"2018-02-06T15:12:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=10611"},"modified":"2018-02-06T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:20:25","slug":"indianapolis-colts-edwin-jackson-killed-illegal-immigrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2018\/02\/06\/indianapolis-colts-edwin-jackson-killed-illegal-immigrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts’ Edwin Jackson ‘killed by illegal immigrant’"},"content":{"rendered":"

An NFL star’s death by an alleged drunk-driver has sparked a political row after it emerged the suspect was in the US illegally.<\/p>\n

Indiana police say the driver who killed NFL player Edwin Jackson was a Guatemalan who had been deported twice.<\/p>\n

Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37, was allegedly drunk when he crashed his vehicle into Jackson, 26, and an Uber driver standing by the roadside, killing both.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump tweeted his death was a preventable tragedy.<\/p>\n

He has long linked violent crime to illegal immigration, and provoked a stand-off with city mayors who have vowed to resist orders to hand over undocumented residents to federal authorities.<\/p>\n

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So disgraceful that a person illegally in our country killed @<\/span>Colts<\/span><\/a> linebacker Edwin Jackson. This is just one of many such preventable tragedies. We must get the Dems to get tough on the Border, and with illegal immigration, FAST!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to Indiana State Police, Mr Orrego-Savala is a Guatemalan citizen who was deported from the US in 2007 and 2009.<\/p>\n

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The pickup truck driver allegedly fled the scene of the crash on foot, and gave an alias when arrested.<\/p>\n

Police Sgt John Perrine said in a statement: “Orrego-Savala is in the United States illegally and has previously been deported on two occasions, in 2007 and again in 2009.<\/p>\n

“State police investigators are working with US Federal Immigration Officials and they have placed a hold on Orrego-Savala.”<\/p>\n

The NFL star’s death has provoked a to and fro between rival sides in the US immigration debate.<\/p>\n

“These horrific events only further underscore the need for immigration reform and stronger border security measures that can further prevent these tragedies from happening in the future,” said Michael Joyce, a spokesman for Indiana’s Republican National Committee, on Monday.<\/p>\n

But Francine Dash, an activist for immigration advocacy group Faith in Indiana,\u00a0told IndyStar.com<\/a>\u00a0that “legal status is not the culprit here; drunk driving is”.<\/p>\n

“The tragedy here,” Ms Dash said, “is that this young man lost his life due to the negligence of someone who decided to drive under the influence.”<\/p>\n

Police say Jackson was a passenger in an SUV when he fell ill, and had gotten out of the car before he was hit by the Ford F-150 pickup truck.<\/p>\n

His Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, was standing beside him and was also killed in the collision early on Sunday morning, say police.<\/p>\n

Jackson was a third-year professional, who was out with an injury for the entire 2017 season.<\/p>\n

He had previously played for the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n

The Indianapolis Colts are mourning the loss of their linebacker on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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