1 Hurt, 7 Arrested in I-66 Accident
posted 5:44 pm Tue February 05, 2008 - Fairfax, Va.
Authorities say the accident occurred on eastbound I-66 near Nutley Street around 9:00 a.m. when an SUV with Arizona plates carrying seven people, five men and two women, struck another car.
The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital and her condition is unknown at this time.
Traffic backed up for over six miles and lasted nearly until noon while investigators and crews examined the scene.
When police questioned the driver, Abdulla Bonilla, he could not provide them with proper identification nor could any of the 6 passengers in his silver Nissan Pathfinder.
ABC 7/NewsChannel 8's Suzanne Kennedy reports that Immigrations Customs Enforcement agents took the suspects into a ICE facility in Fairfax where the immigration status of the suspects are being questioned.
ICE agents say the seven suspects are Mexican nationals and want to make sure that they are not part of a smuggling or human trafficking group.
Latest Comment on 1 Hurt, 7 Arrested in I-66 Accident
McKeever28
9:42 am on 02/07/08
"Abdulla" Bonilla. This is interesting. Abdulla is an Arabic name. Bonilla is a Spanish suname. Does this sound strange to anyone else? I wonder if there is more to the story.
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