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Charleston Post & Courier On The Human Cost Of Unlicensed Illegal Drivers

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"Its rare to see an article like this, because it actually mentions
the victims (like 21-year-old Steven Rand Rouvet) of unlicensed drivers,
who are often drunk illegal aliens.

COLUMBIA€”Recent accidents, some involving illegal immigrants, have
captured the attention of the community and have lawmakers talking about
what to do about unlicensed drivers.

From 2001 to 2005, 807 fatal accidents in South Carolina are believed
to have involved unlicensed drivers, according to AAA Carolinas. Its
unclear how many of those accidents were caused by illegal immigrants.

Regardless of the reasons they dont have licenses, unlicensed
drivers are among the greatest safety threats on the highways, said Carol
Gifford, public relations manager for AAA Carolinas, which released the
€œUnlicensed to Kill€� study [PDF] in March. [...]

Earlier this month, Smokey Bones bartender Steven Rand Rouvet, 21, was
killed in an early-morning hit-and-run crash near North Charleston. Four
days later, Highway Patrol troopers charged Jesus Magana, an illegal
immigrant with no drivers license, with leaving the scene of an
accident involving a death.[Human cost of unlicensed drivers | Growing
list of South Carolinians killed by unlicensed drivers, some illegal
immigrants, fuels debate for tougher laws ,By Noah Haglund and Yvonne
Wenger Charleston The Post and Courier Monday, June 16, 2008 ]

One of the crime victims remembered was Joyce Dargan, killed near her
home.

Myrtle Beach, Oct. 13, 2005:

Joyce Dargan, 57, was hit and killed when she walked to her mailbox in
Restaurant Row, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported. Authorities said two
teen boys were racing their cars when one swerved off the road and struck
Dargan. The boys, 14 and 15 at the time, were sentenced to up to six years
in juvenile prison. Both were illegal immigrants who later could be
deported. The boy whose car struck Dargan had been stopped for traffic
violations twice in the six weeks before her death.

I included her in a poster I created a couple years ago, partially because
I thought it was outrageous that border anarchy has made going the the
mailbox a dangerous activity."


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