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Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Pierce Corcoran Deported, Evading Conviction

posted onApril 20, 2019
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Article snippet: The Angel Family has continued to grieve after 22-year-old Pierce Corcoran was killed in a car crash in Knoxville, Tennessee, allegedly caused by 44-year-old illegal alien Francisco Eduardo Franco-Cambrany just days before New Year’s Eve last year. Following the fatal crash, some eyewitnesses said the illegal alien would have fled the scene if his car had not been totaled. And despite the crash leading to Pierce’s death, Franco-Cambrany was not mandated to undergo a toxicology report. Two days after burying Pierce, Wendy said her family discovered that there was no toxicology report conducted — a potential key to the case that may have resulted in a drunk driving, reckless driving, or vehicular manslaughter charges. “We weren’t thinking about that when we were burying our son,” Wendy said. “Pierce had a toxicology [report] because he went to the medical examiner, but the man that killed him didn’t.” “A lot of people assumed [Franco-Cambrany] was [driving drunk], but we don’t know that,” Wendy said. The illegal alien was held in a Tennessee prison for months thanks to the state’s cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Wendy said the agreement between Tennessee and ICE ensured that Franco-Cambrany was not able to flee the U.S. — as many accused illegal aliens do — after being granted a $3,500 bond. With the lack of a toxicology report, though, the case slowed and Franco-Cambrany was ultimately deported from the U.S. to his native Mex... Link to the full article to read more

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