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WATCH: Teen leads DPS on chase, wrecks into pole

By Alejandra Yañez,

1 days ago

MISSION, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — A teenager was arrested for leading authorities on a high-speed chase with illegal immigrants in tow, a post by the Texas Department of Public Safety stated.

On Wednesday, a 17-year-old boy driving a Pontiac G6 led Texas DPS troopers on a high speed chase in Hidalgo County.

Alejandro Balderrama Jr., from Mission, allegedly disregarded several red traffic lights before losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a light pole, bailing out and running towards the backyard of homes.

The TxDOT Brush Team located and apprehended two immigrants who ran out of the car with Balderrama.

Balderrama, who was hiding in a horse stall concealed in a cardboard box, was arrested shortly after. Six illegal immigrants from Mexico remained in the vehicle, totaling eight.

Troopers charged Balderrama with smuggling of persons with the likelihood of serious bodily injury/death and evading arrest.

The eight illegal immigrants were referred to the U.S. Border Patrol.

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....kamala is Putin's pick.

19h ago

the valley keeps voting for these weak Democratic policies, how many more people got to die in car wrecks caused by smuggling? we need stronger borders, we need to take care of our own youth and put them more into vocational training, instead of trying to train everybody for office work. with vocational training the youth can travel North and make excellent money. could you have people like Vincent Gonzalez that have no idea what's going on in his backyard.VOTE straight Republican let's change the valley

Jack Wagon

1d ago

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