Illegal Immigrant Deported 15 Times Arrested In Hit-Run Crash That Hurt 6-Year-Old Boy

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An illegal immigrant who had been deported 15 times is accused of seriously injuring a 6-year-old boy in a Saturday night drunken driving hit-and-run crash, authorities said.

Constantino Banda-Acosta, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, was kicked out of the U.S. 15 times in the past 15 years, with his most previous deportation coming Jan. 18, federal officials told The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Banda-Acosta is accused of running a stop sign in the San Ysidro hit-and-run. He was taken into custody, about a half hour after the crash occurred, along with another man who was also an illegal immigrant, Fox News reports.

The injured boy, Lennox Lake, was coming home from Disneyland with his family on Saturday, and the group was about a block from their home when the collision happened.

When he was found in the wrecked vehicle, Lennox was unconscious, bleeding from several head wounds and not breathing. He had a major head injury and, as of Tuesday night, had already undergone two surgeries, The Union-Tribune reported. Lennox’s family expects him to make a full recovery.

“Right now he has a lot of swelling and can’t open either of his eyes so he’s scared about why he can’t see,” his father, Ben Lake, told FOX5. “I just really care about bringing him home and making sure he’s happy again.”

Banda-Acosta was being held on $100,000 bail and had an arraignment set for Wednesday. He was arrested in 2006 on a DUI charge, had his license suspended three other times and also was accused of a domestic violence incident by his estranged wife, 10 News reported.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed two such instances of Banda-Acosta being deported to Mexico:

  • November 2002
  • January 2017

Due to privacy restrictions, ICE said it’s unable to provide more details on dates and locations surrounding Banda-Acosta’s deportation history. ICE did confirm, however, that he’s been deported 15 times since 2002.

The LEnnox family set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the medical bills and other expenses.

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