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Fox News
15-07-2025
- Fox News
Illegal migrant enters plea in crash that killed boy one day before his 12th birthday
A woman who was in the U.S. illegally admitted to causing a head-on, wrong-way, crash that claimed the life of a young Missouri boy. The fatal crash happened on Dec. 20, 2023, when 33-year-old Endrina Bracho barreled down the highway the wrong way, going 75 miles per hour at the time of the crash, 35 miles above the posted speed limit, according to the Hazelwood Police Department. "1,700 feet is quite a big distance to travel at over 70 miles an hour on a 40-mile posted road. That's a long way to travel in the wrong direction and not realize it," Sgt. Scott Schnurbusch from the Hazelwood Police Department previously told FOX 2. Authorities confirmed that Bracho was a Venezuelan migrant without a driver's license, when she slammed into the family's car head-on. Travis Wolfe, the victim in the crash, was just one day away from celebrating his 12th birthday in December. He died at the hospital on March 6 after being taken off life support. On Monday, Bracho entered a blind plea, admitting guilt to one count of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault, according to court records. A blind plea means the defendant pleads guilty without any prior agreement on sentencing with prosecutors. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped two charges of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two misdemeanor traffic offenses. Bracho is set to be sentenced on Sept. 12. Prosecutors have suggested a 10-year sentence for the manslaughter charge and seven years for each of the assault charges, with all sentences to run concurrently. Wolfe's sister, Taylor Wolfe, expressed outrage following the arrest, telling "Fox & Friends" that Bracho should not have even been in the U.S. in the first place. "It makes me really angry," Taylor Wolfe said in the 2024 interview. "Everybody here has to get a driver's license, and we all have to learn how to drive, and we have to take a test to get our license. And she didn't do that, first of all. Second of all, she wasn't supposed to be here. And if she would have just came here legally, they would have had the documents on her to be able to get insurance." "Now my family is stuck with the loss of a child because she didn't know how to drive," she added. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo, reacted to the plea deal and called it "justice" for the Wolfe family. "JUSTICE - the illegal who killed Travis Wolfe in Missouri has pled guilty. She should never have been in Missouri in the first place, and never would have been, had Joe Biden not opened our borders," Hawley wrote in a statement on X. In January, Hawley introduced "Travis's Law" to honor Travis Wolfe's legacy and prevent other criminal illegal aliens from roaming free. "Under President Biden's open border, Missouri's 12-year-old Travis Wolfe was killed by an illegal alien, who was then released from jail. There's no legislation less controversial than protecting American citizens from dangerous illegal aliens—and preventing another death like Travis's," Hawley wrote. "My amendment, Travis's Law, would guarantee the detention of criminal illegals who commit a motor vehicle crime or victimize a minor." "Travis's Law" is an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, legislation which would ensure that ICE detains illegal aliens who commit burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Immigration issues delay trial for woman in deadly crash
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A court case is at a standstill in St. Louis County while the state orders Immigration & Customs Enforcement to transfer a woman from Kentucky to St. Louis for her trial. Endrina Bracho was set to appear in court on Friday but is still being held at an ICE detention center. Bracho is facing multiple felony charges after a car crash in Hazelwood back in 2023 that claimed the life of 12-year-old Travis Wolfe. Jason Glaser is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County. He spoke with FOX 2 back in March when Bracho did not appear after the first writ order. 'We are concerned that there is a chance if she is deported that we will not be able to prosecute her and bring justice for both the wolf family and her children who were injured in this crash,' he said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Court records showed Bracho was driving 35 miles per hour over the speed limit on Dunn Road during a head-on crash. She is facing charges for involuntary manslaughter, assault, and endangering her own children. Bracho's trial was originally scheduled for August of 2024 but it was pushed back. She then received a bond reduction in December. Police said she is in the country illegally and has been in ICE custody since December. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley said he's been in touch with ICE about the case. 'My view and my request to ICE is that she be returned. Now ICE is not bound by Missouri courts. They are a federal entity and federal law is supreme over state law. So ICE ultimately does what they wish here but I have strongly urged them to allow her to stand trial. I think it is important for justice,' Hawley said. Her defense attorney and the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney's Office said Bracho will be in court on May 23. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
