Migrant Crime: Claude Rafiki

In June 2024, #ClaudeRafiki 29, of #GrandRapids #Michigan, pleaded guilty to three counts of reckless driving resulting in death. The triple-fatal crash happened on March 23 on #StateRoute163 near #Laughlin #Nevada. Prosecutors described the truck as a “nuclear bomb on the road,” adding it was on the wrong side of the road for nearly 30 seconds. Despite this, #ClarkCounty deputy district attorney #YuMeng (also referred to as #MengYu) sought a plea deal.

The crash killed #OwenHart 22; #AthenaTaylor, 21; and #JeremyGebo , 44; all of St. George, Utah. Hart and Taylor were recently engaged.

Rafiki, an African immigrant who became a U.S. citizen in 2021, originally faced DUI charges, which prosecutors later dropped as test results did not show alcohol or drugs in his system. He simply did not know how to drive a tractor trailer.

Sources:

David Charns, "Truck Driver", https://www.yahoo.com/news/truck-driver-killed-3-outside-231041298.html

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