Texas U.S. Attorney: Tractor-Trailer Driver in Deadly 2022 Smuggling Event Pleads Guilty
January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release:
The driver of the tractor-trailer used to smuggle at least 64 undocumented individuals resulting in the deaths of 47 adults and six children in 2022 entered a plea of guilty today to multiple counts arising from the fatal incident.
According to court documents, Homero Zamorano Jr., 48, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy t . . .
The driver of the tractor-trailer used to smuggle at least 64 undocumented individuals resulting in the deaths of 47 adults and six children in 2022 entered a plea of guilty today to multiple counts arising from the fatal incident.
According to court documents, Homero Zamorano Jr., 48, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy t . . .