A drunk-driving illegal alien who was twice deported before he mowed down and killed a cop will spend 55 years in prison. Johoan Rodriguez, a 27-year-old veteran border jumper from Mexico, killed Houston Police Officer Kevin Will on May 29, 2011 as the officer, a husband and father, was investigating a another crash. A drunken Rodriguez plowed into him in the wee hours of the morning. Significantly, according to news accounts, if Rodriguez hadn’t killed Will he may well have killed someone else. He was a member of Salvadoran drug and murder gang, MS-13, prosecutors said. On Monday, the Houston Chronicle and other news organizations reported, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter. He will spend about 22 years in prison before parole is considered, the newspaper reported. It’s hard to know which is more unfathomable: the crash itself or that Rodriguez was yet another illegal alien the government permitted to repeatedly enter the country continue
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, under investigation for his role in two car crashes in California over the weekend that aides linked to a seizure, said on Monday he will take an immediate medical leave of absence. Neither Bryson, 68, nor the White House disclosed any new information in separate statements about his apparent illness other than to say he will undergo tests and evaluation. The leave is indefinite and a Commerce Department official said Bryson would consult with doctors on his next steps. “I notified President (Barack) Obama this evening that effective immediately I am taking a medical leave of absence so that I can focus all of my attention on resolving the health issues that arose over the weekend,” Bryson said in an internal agency memo released by his office. Rebecca Blank, Bryson’s deputy, will serve as acting secretary of the agency that oversees several federal agencies and focuses on business issues, the agency said. White House spokesman Jay Carney said that “the president’s thoughts are with Secretary Bryson and his family during this continue
Parents of anyone under 18 who applies for a driver’s license in Rhode Island would be required to take a free safe-driver training course at the Community College of Rhode Island under a bill approved by the Senate Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Tassoni, D-Smithfield, on behalf of AAA of Southern New England, passed by a vote of 28:8. A similar bill introduced in the House Judiciary Committee has been held for further study. The goal of the 90-minute course, he said, is to improve driving safety among young drivers by providing information and teaching tips to their parents, Emilio Colantonio, CCRI’s director of community relations, said. Massachusetts and Connecticut require such courses for drivers continue
About a dozen residents alerted drivers about the Santa Ana Police Department sobriety/license checkpoint off of Main and 17th streets on Friday night. The checkpoint not only targets drunkies on the road, but also unlicensed drivers, whose cars can be towed away at the scene. The action was helped in part by Cop Watch Santa Ana, a grassroots citizen group following police activity, whos members fliered in the neighborhood about the checkpoints, which they say target the Latino community. It’s not the first and likely not the last time Santa Ana residents helped out their compañeros on the road, but it nonetheless intrigued passersby. Two women on bicycles confronted one of the residents, berating her for telling potential drunk drivers to avoid the checkpoint. One driver, who wanted to be identified as Christi, was compelled to park her car at the nearby Norm’s to get out and thank the residents for their continue
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