Lexington crash suspect may face more charges, held for immigration review – WACH.com

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. Lexington police that there could be more charges coming in this case against Giovanni Mendoza Jimenez.

Police say they'll be reviewing phone data to see if he was distracted during Monday's crash.

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Meanwhile, some who have faced a situation like this, wonder how this case will be handled because Jimenez was in the country illegally.

Tasha Kirton told WACHFOX News about the devastating loss of her son, Stevie, who was killed in a motorcycle crash after a van driven by a man who was here illegally collided with her son on Percival Road in Columbia.

Kirton says the driver of the van ran away.

The owner of the van told investigators who the man was but he has never been found.

A crash in Lexington that killed motorcyclist Jon Ratcliffe when he was pinned to the back of a school bus brings up painful memories for Kirton.

The driver charged in the case, Giovanni Jimenez, told a judge he was in the country illegally.

Columbia attorney, Taylor Bell, says safety and training is just one concern with illegal immigrants driving without a license.

Jimenez faces three charges including driving without a license, traveling at a speed greater than reasonable, and failing to stop when approaching a school bus.

The 20-year-old is being on the maximum bond allowed by law, and the Lexington County jail is also holding him for the feds.

According to Bell once Jimenez resolves the charges in Lexington County, he will be taken to Georgia for a deportation hearing where he will stand before a judge.

A federal detainment order has been placed on Jimenez. Lexington police say if he's able to post bail he will be turned over to u-s immigration officials.

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For now, he's being held at the Lexington County jail and is due back in court on June 5th.

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