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An illegal migrant from Venezuela has pleaded guilty to causing a head-on crash in Missouri that killed a boy just a day before his 12th birthday.
Endrina Bracho, 34, was driving with her own two kids on Dec. 20, 2023, when her Dodge van crossed onto the opposite lane in Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis, at 75 mph — 35 mph over the speed limit, Fox 2 reported.
She smashed head-on into a Jeep carrying Travis Wolfe, who spent several months on life support until succumbing to his injuries on March 6, 2024, a day before his 12th birthday.
Bracho’s two children were taken to the same hospital with serious injuries, while Travis’ parents, Timothy and Stephanie, were treated at another hospital for multiple broken bones.
Bracho pleaded guilty in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Monday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault.
Her blind plea means she agreed to plead guilty without prior discussion or agreement with the prosecution about sentencing, Fox 2 noted.
She is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 12 and prosecutors have recommended up to 27 years in jail.
Prosecutors dismissed two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two misdemeanor traffic charges, related to her children.
Court papers previously noted that Bracho “was here illegally from Venezuela,” without detailing exactly when she came.
While her status “did not play a part in [the] investigation,” it made it “difficult identifying all parties involved because we didn’t have documentation or identifications in the vehicle to try to figure out who the two juveniles and the suspect were,” Hazelwood police Sgt. Scott Schnurbusch previously told Fox 2.
Wolfe’s death was highlighted by US Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) as a heartbreaking example of the failed immigration policies of then-President Joe Biden.
“Travis Wolfe, a 12-year old Missouri boy killed by an illegal migrant,” Hawley tweeted in March last year.
“This is what an open border does. Say his name.”
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