ILLEGAL VISITORS, ROUTE 21: (Brecksville, Ohio)
Posted by Sun News June 18, 2009 18:09PM
Maybe speed limits in other countries are merely suggestions. That might be why a car filled with foreigners was stopped Friday morning for speeding through the city.
An officer spotted a blue Ford Explorer heading north on Brecksville Road near Snowville Road at 56 mph in the 35 mph zone. Behind the wheel was a 22-year-old man who spoke very little English. He said the group was on their way home to New York.
He, along with two of the passengers, had only Mexican identification cards. The driver said they were coming from a friend's home in Akron. Asked if they were here legally, none of the men answered, and the driver appeared nervous.
The officer contacted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to see if the five men were illegal immigrants. Through brief conversations with the men, the ICE officer determined they were, and asked Brecksville police hold them until Monday
The men, ages 22-46, were detained at the station for pickup by immigration authorities.
