3 killed in S. California traffic collision with on-duty immigration agent

3 killed in S. Calif. wreck with immigration agent

HEBER, Calif. — Three people have died after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent rammed into a minivan, plunging both vehicles into a ditch in Imperial County in Southern California.

California Highway Patrol Officer Pablo Torrez says the ICE agent drove past a stop sign before broadsiding the minivan Tuesday night in Imperial County. The agent survived.

Torrez says five people were in the van, including 1-year-old and 11-year-old girls. The victims who died were not immediately identified.

ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice says the agent is being treated at a hospital and is expected to recover.

Information from: Imperial Valley Press, www.ivpressonline.com