FROM FOX NEWS: Two illegal immigrants were charged after a crash left a local Illinois county board member and his wife dead.
Edwin Pacheco-Meza, 34, was allegedly driving a car under the influence when he caused a crash that left Coles County Board Member Michael Clayton and his wife, Gail Clayton, dead in Westfield, Illinois, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
DHS reported that ammunition, an extended magazine, drugs and an open container of alcohol were found inside Pacheco-Meza’s car that he allegedly crashed.
Pacheco-Meza was charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence
Juan Morales-Martinez, 18, was a passenger inside the car Pacheco-Meza was driving. He was charged with drug possession and a weapons offense.
🚨Michael Clayton and his wife, Gail Clayton were killed because criminal illegal alien, Edwin Pacheco-Meza, chose to drive under the influence.
An extended magazine, ammunition, drugs, and an open container of alcohol were found inside the illegal alien's vehicle.@ICEgov… pic.twitter.com/2UEOnGWAiQ
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 28, 2025
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