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Lt. Dwight Heseman

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F062005b

June 21, 2005



EMPHASIS: Updated information on Fatality Accident on I-70 in Boone County





Missouri State Highway Patrol officers and United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue to investigate the fatality accident on Interstate 70 in Boone County which killed five persons and injured 15 more. Interviews have determined some name corrections from those originally given to officers at the scene. I.C.E. Agents have detained one of the occupants believed to be the driver of the 2001 Chevrolet 3500 (14 passenger) express van for further investigation. Updated names include:



1. Lopez-Luna, Julio H., date of birth and address unknown (fatality)



2. Male, name unknown, age and address unknown (fatality)



3. Male, name unknown, age and address unknown (fatality)



4. Male, name unknown, age and address unknown (fatality)



5. Female, name unknown, age and address unknown (fatality)



6. Male, name unknown, age and address unknown, seriously injured, taken to the University Hospital by ambulance.



7. Murillo-Munguia, Vianeth, date of birth 4-24-84, age 21, Long Beach, California, seriously injured, taken to the University Hospital by ambulance.



8. Castillo-Lepe, Jorge, date of birth 5-11-83, age 22, Guatemala, serious injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



9. Mancilla-Santiago, Gelson, date of birth 9-19-82, age 22, serious injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



10. Now listed as unknown because interviews indicate Dubon (on the original press release)is an

alias name for Modesto Mejia-Chacon (number 16 below), date of birth unknown, age unknown, address unknown, serious injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



11. Medina-Banega, Olman, date of birth 9-23-87, Honduras, seriously injured, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



12. Andrade-Santo, Aminta-Xion, date of birth 12-4-85, age 19, El Salvador, seriously injured, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



13. Rodriguz-Alonzo, Gerson, date of birth 10-15-84, age 20, Honduras, seriously injured, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



14. Ramirez, Jorje, date of birth 4-29-89, age 16, unknown address, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



15. Deleon-Echeverria, Eric, date of birth 4-1-83, age 22, Guatemala, serious injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



16. Mejia-Chacon, Modesto, date of birth 5-14-81, age 24, Honduras, serious injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



17. Alberez, Saulo, date of birth 3-10-59, age 46, Guatemala, moderate injuries, taken to University Hospital by ambulance.



18. Sapon, Jose J., date of birth 1-20-86, age 19, Guatemala, moderate injuries, taken to Columbia Regional Hospital.



19. Ramirez-Alnazan, Melvin, date of birth unknown, age unknown, Guatemala, moderate injuries, taken to Columbia Reginal Hospital by ambulance.



20. Mendoza-Enriques, Freddy, date of birth 9-23-82, age 23, Honduras, moderate injuries, taken to Columbia Regional Hospital by ambulance.