Immigrant Fatal Crash
In this photo taken with a smartphone, Karla Barberi, left, and Gema Lowe demand justice Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, for Mario David Coronado Juarez, who died in a car crash while fleeing ICE officers Sunday, Sept. 20 in Grand Rapids, Ill.
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The federal government is defending its officers after a fatal crash last weekend involving an immigrant in western Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security is trying to counter any claim that officers were chasing the vehicle when Mario Coronado Juarez died Sunday in Grand Rapids. The department says officers were about a half-mile away when they saw smoke from the crash. The government says officers had stopped the enforcement action when Juarez had fled the scene. Juarez did not have U.S. legal status. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has directed state police to investigate the crash.
