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An innocent 8-year-old girl was killed and a family shattered when an allegedly intoxicated driver — identified as 25-year-old Guatemalan national Brayan Josue Alva-Rodriguez — careened across a double yellow line and smashed head-on into their car on a rural San Diego county road. The grieving mother, Jacqueline Cruz Acencio, has bravely spoken out about her loss and the life-changing injuries her husband, a U.S. Marine, now endures.
The crash happened on two-lane Highway S-2 (San Felipe Road) near Julian, where first responders say the pickup truck overturned and burst into flames after plowing into a Toyota Camry carrying two adults and three children. Multiple victims were airlifted to regional hospitals, and the scene was a horrific reminder that reckless driving and lawlessness don’t stay contained to one headline.
Federal officials say Alva-Rodriguez has a documented history of DUI arrests and was ordered deported by an immigration judge on March 16, 2023 — a deportation order he allegedly ignored after entering the country in 2018. These are not the actions of a one-time mistake; they are a pattern that should have prevented him from being on our roads in the first place.
Authorities have since charged the suspect with murder, vehicular manslaughter and multiple DUI-related felonies while ICE has lodged a detainer to pursue deportation once criminal proceedings are handled. If even one agency had enforced the law earlier, a little girl might still be alive today — and that is a heavy, bitter fact for every American who values safety and rule of law.
This tragedy exposes the deadly consequences of sanctuary policies and lax enforcement that put partisan politicking ahead of public safety. Governor Newsom and local officials who have resisted cooperation with federal immigration authorities must answer for the policies that allow repeat offenders to remain at large and, in too many cases, cost the lives of our children.
Hardworking, law-abiding Americans deserve secure borders, respect for immigration law, and officials who prioritize citizens’ safety over political talking points. The Cruz Acencio family’s loss should be a wake-up call: enforce existing immigration laws, honor ICE detainers, and hold accountable anyone whose policies enable predators to keep driving on our streets.
