Victims were illegal immigrants
Traffic: Some names released in Elk City crash that killed seven
ELK CITY — Riders in a minivan that crashed during the recent ice storm — a wreck that killed seven people — were illegal immigrants from Mexico being taken to North Carolina , an immigration official confirmed Tuesday.
"This was a smuggling operation,” said Carl Rusnok , a spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 's regional office in Dallas . "Right now, we're in the process of det...
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