Montano Drunk Driving Case Strikes Debate of Immigration Deportation Procedures | Prince William DUI Attorney

August 1, 2010, Carlos Martinelly Montano, 23, an illegal immigrant from Bolivia, was charged with six traffic offenses including drunk driving and felony murder after his car struck a car with three Benedictine nuns in Bristow, Virginia. The crash injured Sister Charlotte Lange and Sister Connie Ruth Lupton and killed Sister Denise Mosier. This case has turned into more than a drunk driving case but has struck debate about the illegal immigration deportation procedures as Carlos Montano had been waiting for nearly two years for a deportation hearing after two prior drunk driving convictions and should not have been on the road in the first place.

Following procedures after Montano was previously convicted of drunk driving, his case was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so he could face deportation. But for reasons unknown, Carlos Montano was released back in 2008 while his case was reviewed. This has baffled many including Corey Stewart of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors who believed this man was deported and no longer on our roads.

“We handed him over to the feds assuming he would be deported, but instead federal authorities released him back into the neighborhood and he killed a nun. We feel like we are beating our heads against the wall.” – Corey Stewart

Trial for Carlos Martinelly-Montano will start today in Prince William County and he is expected to plead guilty to five of six charges and not plead guilty to the charge of felony murder.

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