“These deaths were 100% preventable.”
By Catholics for Catholics
Authorities are accusing an illegal immigrant with a history of criminal acts of killing three people during a hit-and-run crash in North Carolina on Saturday.
Javiel Pena Sola, 42, who hails from El Salvador, allegedly hit the victims’ vehicle before trying to flee the scene in Salisbury, North Carolina, authorities said, according to a story by the Daily Wire. A police K-9 unit was able to track Sola down and take him into custody.
Pronounced dead at the scene were two of the victims, while the third succumbed to injuries after being airlifted from the crash site.
Quindel Woods, a witness, whose home is close to the crash site, described the blood-curling 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.
🚨An OBAMA-RELEASED illegal alien KILLED THREE PEOPLE in a horrific hit-and-run in Salisbury, North Carolina.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 22, 2026
Javier Pena Sola, from El Salvador, has been charged with THREE counts of felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death.
His lengthy criminal history includes… pic.twitter.com/gDt3sUjPnO
“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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