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Crime log: Horse, car collide on I-19
By Jaime Richardson, Green Valley News
A car collided with a horse late Monday night after the animal got loose on the Interstate 19 near Papago Road, according to Pima County Sheriff’s reports.
A Sheriff’s officer was traveling south on the freeway around 11:30 p.m. when he witnessed two motorists swerve to avoid hitting the horse, which had been running along the Interstate, darting in and out of traffic.
He then heard screeching brakes and a loud thud as a third vehicle struck the horse, the report said.
The horse, limping but still alive, ran through the median and across the northbound lanes of the freeway. The officer began firing his handgun at the horse in an attempt to kill the animal and prevent another collision, but was unable to kill it, the report said.
An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer arrived, stopped northbound traffic, and pursued the animal through the desert with a rifle, eventually killing the horse after firing several rounds.
No motorists were injured, reports said.
Officers are unsure who the horse belonged to or how it had gotten onto the Interstate, but believe lightning storms may have knocked out power to nearby electric fencing.
Three illegal border-crossers traveling through Arivaca were robbed and assaulted Wednesday morning by Mexican bandits, Pima County Sheriff’s reports said.
Border-crossers told agents at the Border Patrol checkpoint in Arivaca that they had been robbed by a large group of men wearing ski masks, some of whom were carrying guns, the report said.
About 20 bandits, believed to be Mexican nationals, kicked and beat the men, tied them up and blindfolded them, the report said. The assault occurred about a mile south of Arivaca Road, milepost 11.5.
In total, $2,000 pesos and $450 U.S. dollars were stolen from the victims, along with their ID cards, food and spare clothing.
The bandits didn’t release the men until around 10:30 p.m. The men then walked for about an hour before coming across the checkpoint.
They told agents they had crossed the border in Nogales and walked for two days before the robbery. One crosser told agents he had a wife in Phoenix, and only returned to Mexico to attend a family funeral.
All three refused medical treatment and were taken by Border Patrol agents for processing.
jrichardson@gvnews.com | 547-9726
A Sheriff’s officer was traveling south on the freeway around 11:30 p.m. when he witnessed two motorists swerve to avoid hitting the horse, which had been running along the Interstate, darting in and out of traffic.
He then heard screeching brakes and a loud thud as a third vehicle struck the horse, the report said.
The horse, limping but still alive, ran through the median and across the northbound lanes of the freeway. The officer began firing his handgun at the horse in an attempt to kill the animal and prevent another collision, but was unable to kill it, the report said.
An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer arrived, stopped northbound traffic, and pursued the animal through the desert with a rifle, eventually killing the horse after firing several rounds.
No motorists were injured, reports said.
Officers are unsure who the horse belonged to or how it had gotten onto the Interstate, but believe lightning storms may have knocked out power to nearby electric fencing.
Border-crossers told agents at the Border Patrol checkpoint in Arivaca that they had been robbed by a large group of men wearing ski masks, some of whom were carrying guns, the report said.
About 20 bandits, believed to be Mexican nationals, kicked and beat the men, tied them up and blindfolded them, the report said. The assault occurred about a mile south of Arivaca Road, milepost 11.5.
In total, $2,000 pesos and $450 U.S. dollars were stolen from the victims, along with their ID cards, food and spare clothing.
The bandits didn’t release the men until around 10:30 p.m. The men then walked for about an hour before coming across the checkpoint.
They told agents they had crossed the border in Nogales and walked for two days before the robbery. One crosser told agents he had a wife in Phoenix, and only returned to Mexico to attend a family funeral.
All three refused medical treatment and were taken by Border Patrol agents for processing.
jrichardson@gvnews.com | 547-9726
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