CO Man Who Advocated For Illegals Killed By Illegal Alien From El Salvador Who Was Supposed to Be Deported
Illegal was supposed to have been deported, and was driving without insurance -- had driven drunk before
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Immigrant advocate killed in crash with Salvadoran who sought sanctuary in Colorado Springs church
By: Jakob Rodgers Aug 8, 2019
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A father of five who staunchly supported immigrants died when his motorcycle reportedly was hit by a Salvadoran motorist who sought sanctuary from deportation seven months ago in a Colorado Springs church.
Sean Buchanan's family grieved his death Thursday and the tragic irony of an Aug. 2 wreck that involved a member of the very community Buchanan so ardently supported.
"Sean was an advocate for people who were trying to get into our country. He was a huge advocate," said Amy Savage, a close family friend, standing in the family's garage. "He just was a man who loved and accepted everyone."
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Troopers say that driver was Miguel Ramirez Valiente. The undocumented immigrant had sought refuge at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in January to avoid deportation to El Salvador during the federal government shutdown.
He was cited with careless driving resulting in death, a traffic misdemeanor, said Vikki Migoya, a spokeswoman for the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. Investigators do not suspect that drugs, alcohol or excessive speed contributed to the crash, Cutler said.
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Rost called the crash a "tragedy... and it's happened to an entire community. So we just need to come together and heal." She declined further comment.
A REDACTED account (BEGGING SITE REDACTED) for the Buchanan family had raised more than $67,000 as of Thursday evening. Their goal was $200,000, because they said Ramirez was driving without any insurance.
Court records suggest Ramirez had yet to fulfill a sentence for drunken driving when the crash happened late last week.
He was sentenced to a year of probation in August 2018 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in late 2017.
He also has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in a child neglect case and was sentenced to a year of probation, court records show. A domestic violence case was dismissed by prosecutors in 2016.
At least he took out a man down for the ILLEGAL, instead of a Patriot.
Pity Really
Illegal was supposed to have been deported, and was driving without insurance -- had driven drunk before
Long article at link, less then 50% quoted :
[link to gazette.com (secure)]
Immigrant advocate killed in crash with Salvadoran who sought sanctuary in Colorado Springs church
By: Jakob Rodgers Aug 8, 2019
A father of five who staunchly supported immigrants died when his motorcycle reportedly was hit by a Salvadoran motorist who sought sanctuary from deportation seven months ago in a Colorado Springs church.
Sean Buchanan's family grieved his death Thursday and the tragic irony of an Aug. 2 wreck that involved a member of the very community Buchanan so ardently supported.
"Sean was an advocate for people who were trying to get into our country. He was a huge advocate," said Amy Savage, a close family friend, standing in the family's garage. "He just was a man who loved and accepted everyone."
AM Update
snip
Troopers say that driver was Miguel Ramirez Valiente. The undocumented immigrant had sought refuge at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in January to avoid deportation to El Salvador during the federal government shutdown.
He was cited with careless driving resulting in death, a traffic misdemeanor, said Vikki Migoya, a spokeswoman for the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. Investigators do not suspect that drugs, alcohol or excessive speed contributed to the crash, Cutler said.
snip
Rost called the crash a "tragedy... and it's happened to an entire community. So we just need to come together and heal." She declined further comment.
A REDACTED account (BEGGING SITE REDACTED) for the Buchanan family had raised more than $67,000 as of Thursday evening. Their goal was $200,000, because they said Ramirez was driving without any insurance.
Court records suggest Ramirez had yet to fulfill a sentence for drunken driving when the crash happened late last week.
He was sentenced to a year of probation in August 2018 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in late 2017.
He also has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in a child neglect case and was sentenced to a year of probation, court records show. A domestic violence case was dismissed by prosecutors in 2016.
At least he took out a man down for the ILLEGAL, instead of a Patriot.
Pity Really
