YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A sport-utility vehicle packed with suspected illegal immigrants was traveling at least 80 mph when it overturned, killing nine people and injuring 12, a sheriff's official said Tuesday.
The seats in the Chevy Suburban were down so the passengers were likely stacked inside when the accident happened Monday, said Yuma County Sheriff's Maj. Leon Wilmot.
The vehicle was carrying 21 people — all Mexican citizens — when the driver tried to circumvent a checkpoint on a highway more than 30 miles north of Yuma, according to authorities.
With Border Patrol agents in pursuit, the driver attempted to make a U-turn and the SUV rolled over, Border Patrol spokesman Lloyd Frers said.
The vehicle had swerved to avoid a spike strip put out by Border Patrol agents, Wilmot said.
高速，严重超员，又在警察追击中，翻车死人，原因不在车。
大型SUV因为重量大，稳定性其实比小型的SUV好，如果不是乱开，不是那么容易翻的。
