Sex While Driving Results in Deadly Crash

(Salt Lake City, Utah) A 30-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala, Rigoberto Salas-Lopez, was arrested after the SUV he was driving crashed and killed eight of 14 illegal alien passengers. On Wednesday of this week, Salas-Lopez appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Nuffer.

From Salt Lake Tribune:

The judge appointed a public defense attorney, Viviana Martinez, to Salas-Lopez, who is charged with one count of transporting illegal aliens resulting in death.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Kennedy said the charge is punishable by death or life in prison and a fine of $250,000. Kennedy verified Salas-Lopez is in the country illegally and that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on him.

Salas-Lopez apparently will also be charged with sexually abusing a 22-year-old female at the time of the accident.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 2nd.

Tip: slwlion