DUI suspect in hit-run crash that left boy, 6, badly hurt was deported 15 times - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]A drunken driving suspect in a hit-and-run crash that severely injured a 6-year-old boy in San Ysidro over the weekend had been deported from the U.S. at least 15 times, authorities said Tuesday. Constantino Banda-Acosta, 38, was last deported Jan. 18, with at least 14 prior cases since 2002, federal authorities said. Banda-Acosta is accused of speeding west on Camino de La Plaza, running a stop sign at Dairy Mart Road and slamming his pickup into a Honda Accord about 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The pickup driver did not stop. Banda-Acosta, a Mexican citizen, was arrested about half an hour later, San Diego police and the U.S. Border Patrol said. The car that was struck was occupied by a family driving home after a day trip to Disneyland. They were a block away from their home when the crash occurred, a relative said. The speeding Chevrolet Silverado hit the driver and passenger’s side where the boy, Lennox Lake, was sitting in his car seat, said his grandmother, Cheryl Lake. The boy’s father, Benjamin, became trapped. His wife, Ingrid, crawled out of the front passenger seat and rushed to aid Lennox, who was unconscious, not breathing and bleeding from his nostrils, ears and head, his grandmother said. The child suffered a major head injury and was taken to a hospital. As of Tuesday night, he had undergone two surgeries at Rady Children’s Hospital, Cheryl Lake said. Despite a long road ahead, his family and doctors are “cautiously optimistic” the boy will make a full recovery, his grandmother said. She described Lennox as a friendly and smart boy. "The kid makes friends everywhere he goes. He's just a delight as a grandson," Cheryl Lake said, fighting back tears. Lennox has two older brothers, 14 and 16, who did not join the family on the trip to Disneyland. His family set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the medical bills and other expenses. Soon after the collision, Border Patrol agents came upon the family’s wrecked Honda and fanned out in search of the hit-and-run driver. A few blocks away, shortly after midnight, agents found a damaged pickup that matched the description Ingrid Lake gave them. Inside were two men, who were detained. Banda-Acosta was identified as the driver. He was booked into jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run with injury, drunken driving with injury and driving without a valid license. The Border Patrol took custody of Banda-Acosta’s passenger, also an unauthorized immigrant, agency officials said. Banda-Acosta is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday . He was being held on $100,000 bail. His criminal history includes arrests stemming from domestic violence allegations against his wife of 18 years, Chula Vista police Capt. Fritz Reber said. Chula Vista police arrested Banda-Acosta April 9, 2006 and Jan. 9 of this year. ICE spokeswoman Lauren Mack said the agency would again seek deportation for Banda-Acosta after any conviction and sentence is served in connection with the DUI and hit-and-run crash. The agency confirmed that, given its longstanding relationship with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, ICE is confident Banda-Acosta will be released to the agency once his criminal case is settled. Cheryl Lake, the boy’s grandmother, was shocked and at a loss for words when a Union-Tribune reporter shared information about the number of times Banda-Acosta has been deported. She said she couldn’t wrap her mind around how Banda-Acosta repeatedly entered the country illegally. "There are not enough words to describe the huge impact his actions have had,” she said. ICE confirmed that 15 removals is a significant number and indicates an egregious immigration violation.[/quote] [url]http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-dui-deportee-20170509-story.html[/url] [url]http://www.cbs8.com/story/35396150/injured-boy-hospitalized-after-hit-and-run-suspect-deported-15-times[/url] [url]http://www.10news.com/news/records-crash-suspect-cited-for-dui-in-past[/url] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Late - Please search the page, it was only a few threads below this one" - icemaz))[/highlight]

So even under Bush's government they couldn't really keep this guy out. Lets see if that will change in the next 4 years

That's absolutely sad. It's a shame that preventing drunk driving is so difficult.

[quote]His family set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the medical bills and other expenses.[/quote] Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.

[quote]Banda-Acosta, a Mexican citizen,[/quote] After hearing the news that Mexico surpassed Iraq and Afghanistan and second only to Syria in terms of deaths by conflict ([url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/americas/mexico-second-deadliest-conflict-2016/]Source[/url]), I am mostly certain he's not willing to go back anytime soon.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52211726]Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.[/QUOTE] Its sad more than anything. Medicak expenses are the biggest fear of any US citizen

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52211726]Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.[/QUOTE] On average most people do not more then 1000 dollars in their savings account. Put this into perspective an ambulance ride can cost on average 1500 dollars. ER fee is like 300, then the doctor bills you too.

Feels like mentioning he's deported adds nothing besides the fact he hates his phone. The guy is an ass but not because he's been deported it's because he drank and drove

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52211726]Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.[/QUOTE] [URL="https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1552703&p=51823010&viewfull=1#post51823010"]We generally have a lot of dipshit drivers in this country[/URL]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52211726]Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.[/QUOTE] While it's terrible that people have to resort to it, I'm glad that technology is making it easier for people to cope with an outdated and corrupt healthcare system.

I know you're trying to show us "immigrants are bad" but what I'm seeing is "deportation doesn't work".

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;52211867][URL="https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1552703&p=51823010&viewfull=1#post51823010"]We generally have a lot of dipshit drivers in this country[/URL][/QUOTE] He's talking about medical expenses and not about driving.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52211690]So even under Bush's government they couldn't really keep this guy out. Lets see if that will change in the next 4 years[/QUOTE] If someone wants to be in the country so damn bad, just put them in prison for life; after the second or third time, it's pretty clear they aren't going to get the picture and stay out, so a permanent solution is needed. [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;52211936]I know you're trying to show us "immigrants are bad" but what I'm seeing is "deportation doesn't work".[/QUOTE] Clearly, but the solution isn't to give up on enforcing the border.

getting really tired of seeing you spread your shitty agenda [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Off topic - Don't open the thread then, only 3 of his threads recently have been related to immigration" - Reagy))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=DaMastez;52212249]If someone wants to be in the country so damn bad, just put them in prison for life; after the second or third time, it's pretty clear they aren't going to get the picture and stay out, so a permanent solution is needed.[/QUOTE] With our completely empty prisons, booming surplus of federal funding, and superb diplomacy with Mexico, that's a completely feasible and sensible solution.

I guess if we kick out all the illegals then drunk driving will never ever happen again

[QUOTE=DaMastez;52212249]Clearly, but the solution isn't to give up on enforcing the border.[/QUOTE] Nobody said that, stop shooting at strawmen.

Miraculous that the kid should make a full recovery. [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;52211936]I know you're trying to show us "immigrants are bad" but what I'm seeing is "deportation doesn't work".[/QUOTE] Maybe it has nothing to do with immigration and he is posting about this catastrophic accident that could financially ruin a family because they don't have access to affordable healthcare.

This Tudd newsbot sucks. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Why reply - Not related to the topic, bitch about Tudd in Forums Discussion if you really feel the need to" - Reagy))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=DaMastez;52212249]If someone wants to be in the country so damn bad, just put them in prison for life; after the second or third time, it's pretty clear they aren't going to get the picture and stay out, so a permanent solution is needed. Clearly, but the solution isn't to give up on enforcing the border.[/QUOTE] Worst idea ever.

If you look at the place where this happened, you'll see that it's right on the border with Mexico, so it isn't surprising that this guy has been deported so many times.

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[QUOTE=Shugo;52212852]"Oh, another immigration-related article in my feed. I wonder who could possibly be behind this?"[/QUOTE] Plenty of people here post articles in the name of their own personal agendas. It doesn't invalidate the article itself, does it?

[QUOTE=KingofBeast;52212857]Plenty of people here post articles in the name of their own personal agendas. It doesn't invalidate the article itself, does it?[/QUOTE] No, but it's certainly tiresome

[QUOTE=kyle877;52212864]No, but it's certainly tiresome[/QUOTE] Maybe just reading the article without paying mind to who is posting it would help that.

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[QUOTE=Shugo;52212890]I didn't say it invalidates the article, no. Other people agenda-posting doesn't invalidate my comment either, does it? Tudd's agenda-posting is the most blatant in this section, and it's gotten annoying at this point. I say that as someone who's had Sensationalist Headlines added to my RSS feeds for years, so it's not like I'm unaware of other posters' article preferences. Others have started commenting on Tudd too, so I know I'm not the only one who thinks about it. Just look at his profile comments.[/QUOTE] I get what you're saying, but it's a section dedicated to [I]sensationalist headlines[/I]. Comments about [I]why someone posted something[/I] don't accomplish anything, because in the grand scheme of things, [I]who cares what he thinks?[/I] It's a controversial topic just like everything else here. What I'm trying to say is that seeing x comments pointing out someone's personal agenda is more annoying than people posting things that align with their way of thinking in the first place.

[QUOTE=Paramud;52212285]With our completely empty prisons, booming surplus of federal funding, and superb diplomacy with Mexico, that's a completely feasible and sensible solution.[/QUOTE] Legalize safe drugs, release everyone who was in prison under drug convictions, plenty of room then. Plus increased tax income. [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;52212319]Nobody said that, stop shooting at strawmen.[/QUOTE] I don't see an alternative if deporting illegal immigrants doesn't work, which it clearly doesn't given they can just cross back over again.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52211726]Slight off topic, I know, but the fact that this remains a regular occurrence in the US of A is beyond pathetic.[/QUOTE] My family had to do that in attempt to save my mother 1 1/2 -2 years ago. Never felt so useless in my life. It's sad that people have to resort to that.

[QUOTE=KingofBeast;52212901]I get what you're saying, but it's a section dedicated to [I]sensationalist headlines[/I]. Comments about [I]why someone posted something[/I] don't accomplish anything, because in the grand scheme of things, [I]who cares what he thinks?[/I] It's a controversial topic just like everything else here. What I'm trying to say is that seeing x comments pointing out someone's personal agenda is more annoying than people posting things that align with their way of thinking in the first place.[/QUOTE] Alright, I'll concede on that point, and after reviewing old threads I realize going off-topic to talk about Tudd is bannable so I've snipped my posts. So in that regard, I'll just concur with Dookas: [QUOTE=Dookas;52211847]Feels like mentioning he's deported adds nothing besides the fact he hates his phone. The guy is an ass but not because he's been deported it's because he drank and drove[/QUOTE] The obvious agenda behind posting this article is to link drunk driving with illegal immigrants, and that's simply absurd. Having a more effective immigration control system wouldn't magically reduce the amount of drunk driving accidents, and it's really shitty to focus on that instead of the real tragedy behind this incident. I don't care if that's what the source article did too, it's still shitty.