EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Immigrant With Rap Sheet Accused Of Killing 3 In Hit-And-Run Crash

An illegal immigrant with a criminal past is accused of killing three people in a hit-and-run crash in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Saturday evening, The Daily Wire has learned.

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Javiel Pena Sola, who hails from El Salvador, allegedly struck the victims’ vehicle before attempting to flee the scene, authorities said. A police K-9 unit was able to track Sola down and take him into custody.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the third succumbed to injuries after being airlifted from the crash site.

Quindel Woods, whose home is near the crash site, described the chilling moment he heard screaming when the crash occurred.

“They pulled the man out and as they pulled him out, he started screaming,” Woods said.

Authorities found Sola’s car in a nearby creek, according to WSOC-TV.

Sola, 42, claimed that he snuck across the Arizona border in 2002, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.

The illegal immigrant went on to receive convictions for reckless endangerment, failure to stop after an accident involving damage to attended vehicle, and driving without a license in Maryland in 2015, according to DHS. He also had a prior arrest for escaping from custody.

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Authorities in Baltimore handed Sola to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after his jailbreak in March 2016, DHS said. The Obama administration released him from a federal immigration detention center two months later.

The reason for his past release from ICE detention is unclear.

ICE lodged a detainer Wednesday with local authorities in North Carolina, asking them to transfer Sola to federal immigration authorities if he is released from local custody.

“This criminal illegal alien from El Salvador is facing felony charges after a hit-and-run that killed three people in North Carolina,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement Wednesday.

“His criminal history includes prior convictions in 2015 for hit-and-run, reckless endangerment, and driving without a license. Although ICE had arrested him in 2016, the Obama Administration RELEASED him into American communities. These deaths were 100% preventable. Open borders and sanctuary policies have deadly consequences,” Bis said.

Sola now faces three counts of felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death. More charges are expected in the case, WSOC-TV reported.

The names of the victims have yet to be released to the public as authorities ensure proper notification to their families.

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