Driver enters guilty plea in deaths of 2 migrants while fleeing authorities near border

A U S Customs and Confines Protection officer wears a patch on their sleeve Photo courtesy of Customs and Edge Protection A Chula Vista man who crashed a car while fleeing from Margin Patrol officers causing the deaths of two immigrants pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday Sergio Josue Palomera fled from the Limit Patrol on Oct after he was spotted loading the immigrants into his car near the U S -Mexico perimeter according to the U S Attorney s Office When law enforcement attempted to pull him over on state Trail in Otay Mesa prosecutors say Palomera sped away with his car at one point reaching over mph in a mph zone He ultimately lost control and the car rolled over One of the newcomers an unidentified woman was ejected and died at the scene The other an unidentified man died at a hospital that night Palomera is slated for sentencing July