Illegal immigrant charged with DUI after crashing friend’s truck and leaving the scene: PCSO

The Brief

  • An illegal immigrant has been charged with a DUI after crashing his friend’s truck and leaving the scene, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
  • Deputies activated a drone unit and shortly after, they found 22-year-old Omar Sotero-Vera walking in a wooded area.
  • ICE was contacted, and they confirmed that Sotero-Vera had entered the U.S. illegally three years ago.

POLK CITY, Fla. An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been arrested and charged with a DUI after the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he drove into a concrete barrier on SR 33 North in Polk City.

A witness to the crash called 911 at around 10:45 p.m. on Friday to report that a black Nissan truck had crashed, and the driver had left the scene on foot.

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