The smuggler who killed three migrants in a boat crash near the coast of Point Loma was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Full story:
SAN DIEGO – A man who piloted a boat that crashed near Point Loma during a human-smuggling operation, leading to the deaths of three people and injuries to more than two dozen others, was sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison.
Hurtado was hospitalized along with 29 others after the 40-foot vessel he was steering capsized about 50 yards from the shore at around 10 a.m. Engine failure and rainy conditions led the vessel to eventually drift toward land, where it ran aground, sending the occupants into the water. According to court documents, migrants who were aboard the boat said they paid between $15,000 and $18,000 to be smuggled into the United States from Mexico and identified Hurtado as the vessel’s captain.
Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Seth Askins said Hurtado made a number of decisions that increased the risk to the boat’s occupants, including piloting the vessel during stormy weather in a bid to avoid detection by authorities.
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