The driver and passenger of a tractor trailer are facing federal charges after they sped away from a Border Patrol checkpoint before having to stop after their vehicle caught fire.
Bodycam footage published by WFAA-TV showed police officers frantically trying to open the trailer doors to save the dozens of suspected illegal aliens inside.
All of the migrants were pulled to safety, and no one was harmed.
On June 4 at about 8:36 p.m., Jairo Julian Holguin-Florentino was driving the tractor trailer through the Falfurrias checkpoint before a service canine alerted police to the possible presence of trafficked migrants.
The driver sped away on Highway 281 instead of stopping for a secondary inspection, and various agencies gave chase.
Police used spikes to flatten the vehicle’s tires in an attempt
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