SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The mother of an undocumented migrant who was killed in a high-speed Otay Mesa car crash sued the federal government Thursday because a U.S. Border Patrol agent pursued the vehicle he was riding in, causing undue risk to him and other people on the roadway, her lawsuit alleges.
Jesus Atenco Perez was one of two passengers killed when a vehicle driven by Chula Vista resident Sergio Josue Palomera crashed at high speeds on state Route 905 on Oct. 22, 2024.
Federal prosecutors, who charged Palomera in connection with the passengers’ deaths, said Palomera was smuggling Perez and a woman at the time…