Illegal alien Francis Hernandez is on trial this week in Arapahoe County District Court for an automobile crash that resulted in the deaths of three people, including a 3-year-old boy.
Francis Hernandez, faces a total of 19 charges, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident involving death, and child abuse resulting in death.
On September 10, 2008, the parents of 3-year-old Marten Kudlis buried their son at Fairmount Cemetery, a few days earlier, he was killed while waiting for his ice cream in an Aurora Baskin and Robbins.
An SUV speeding through the intersection of Havana and Mississippi, with Guatemalan national Francis Hernandez at the wheel, slammed into a pickup truck, which was then pushed into the ice cream shop´s window. The toddler was sitting at a table in front of that window, and was sent flying as the truck came crashing through it.
Police say that Hernandez was traveling at a speed of at least 70 mph.
After the crash, police say Hernandez jumped from his Chevy Suburban and fled the scene. He was later apprehended without incident.
Marten was taken to the hospital, but died a short time later due to massive internal injuries.
The two women in the pickup truck struck by Hernandez were Patricia Guntharp, 49, and Debra Serecky, 51. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
KMGH of Denver covered the child´s funeral and reported that the first song heard during the service was Eric Clapton´s "Tears in Heaven."
In a heart wrenching display of grief and anger, Marten´s mother Marat Kudlis shouted: “That bastard!,” referring to the illegal alien believed responsible for killing her son. Between the tears, Marten´s father cried out: “I really loved him.”
The rabbi conducting the service told the heartbroken family and friends: “This burden feels like more than we can bear because it is so sudden. It´s a parent´s worst nightmare. It does not seem fair and it is not fair to lose someone so young.”
A teddy bear was placed in the tiny open casket which held Marten´s body.
Following the funeral, many of the mourners returned to the crash site, which became a makeshift memorial, filled with flowers, stuffed animals, and cards with expressions of sympathy and support for the Kudlis family.
One of those mourners, Duane Stokes, told a KMGH reporter: “I helped pull Marten out of the building. I was right there with him. He squeezed my hand. I held his hand until he passed on. My fiance and I were just saying a prayer to Marten and just getting one last glimpse of everything around here. Just to say goodbye to him.”
Marten´s death hit the community hard and his funeral was attended by many people who had never even met him, but were saddened and angered by his senseless death.
Hernandez who has 12 aliases and two dates of birth, has been arrested an astonishing 19 times since 2003. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has also, confirmed that Hernandez has been arrested by nine different police departments. Despite his lengthy arrest record and illegal status in this country, Hernandez has never been deported, nor have deportation proceedings ever been started against him.
The police report shows that after Hernandez ran from the scene, he phoned his girlfriend, Brenda Aleman, asking her to come pick him up at a local Hooter´s restaurant. The report reads: “(He) stated after the accident he was scared and fled the scene, he was afraid he would be taken to jail because he had no insurance, no driver's license and that would prevent him from seeing his kids.”
Hernandez and Aleman have two small children.
It should be noted that the Congressional Research Service has classified both Aurora and nearby Denver, CO, as a “sanctuary cities.” The term refers to a policy taken by cities which refuse to inquire into an arrestee´s immigration status, or a refusal to inform federal authorities when a suspect in custody is believed to be or known to be an illegal alien.
Shortly after little Marten‘s death, retired Congressman (R-CO) and former presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, as well as Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter "have blood on their hands."
While both Hickenlooper and Ritter have long been criticized for their opposition to enforcement of our immigration laws, Gov. Ritter tried to deflect any attention from his office onto the federal government and called Tancredo´s comments “out of bounds.”
In response, Tancredo issued the following statement: “While it might be politically expedient to blame Washington for what happened this week or to characterize my criticism of him as ´out of bounds,´ the fact remains that Gov. Ritter is in charge of enforcing and keeping Coloradans safe. It´s time for Gov. Ritter to take concrete steps to ensure that illegal aliens like Francis Hernandez, who had been apprehended by police more than a dozen times, end up behind bars, not back behind the wheel.”
How many more of our children will have to die before our border and our laws are taken seriously by those sworn to defend both?
Comments
EVERYDAY IN AMERICA ILLEGAL KILLS? ILLEGAL RAPES? ILLEGAL ROBBERS? ILLEGAL KIDNAPPERS? AMERICA HAS ENOUGH OF OUR OWN REAL AMERICAN CITIZEN CRIMINALS?? WE DONT NEED ALL OF MEXICOS AND WITHOUT THEM ?? I AS A REAL AMERICAN CITIZEN WOULD NOT BE READING THIS?? LETS FORCE OUR?? FEDERAL GOVERMENT TO ENFORCE ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAWS AND QUIT GIVEING INCENTIVES FOR ILLEGALS TO COME TO AMERICA. JUST AN AMERICAN VOTER AND CITIZEN>
I hope his parents sue the sanctuary cities and the police departments that let this dirtbag go all the times they had him.
Vigilante justice...string him up.
Ritter and Hickenlooper don't deserve to be elected to any office either in Colorado or the rest of the country. In allowing foreign nationals to jeopardize the safty of Americans, they have not only violated their oath of office but commited treason by placing a protection and value on the possible voting block that would be made up of illegal aliens if an amnesty were invoked. All of this activity without a thought for our citizens?
I think it would have been appropriate and fitting to have Senator John McCain, and his best friend Senator Lindsey Grahamnesty, say some words at this toddler's funeral.
Those of us who live in glass houses should not throw rocks.
This man made a mistake and has paid for what he has done. How many Americans have gone out and hit someone while texting, drinking and driving ect. He has aplogized for what he did. If you all read things; you would know that Francis was legal until the age of 18. He has been here all his life.
Francis also has children of his own that have suffered in all of this. I believe that he has done his time and we should go after bigger fish. The man ran because he was afraid and he went home. He did not leave or even try to escape; when the officers went to his home. He went with them. We will all be judge for mistakes one day. You people have to much hate in your hearts.
Let the man go and be with his family. Francis has suffered also.
Francis did not have any kind of drugs or alcohol in his system. He did not step out of his home;with the intent to harm anyone. This was a horrible accident. Francis was scared and ran home. HOw many Americans go out and drink and drive and do not care about others on the road. Does it matter that he was not born in the US? Americans hurt each other everyday. We do not sit here and bad mouth Caucasian. Some of us come here and work. We need to leave race out of this. He is still a person. Francis has aplogized and is truly sorry for what he did. He also has a daughter and he thought about her. May God have mercy on your souls. This could happen to you. We all speed when we are rushing. How many of you let drivers in when the need to get over to the next lane? People here have to be aggressive drivers. Blame yourselves for being aggressive drivers. After all he was raced here in Us.
Man! These open border freaks like Jenn-Jean(same person) are as cold and callous as a Claymore mine. Not one word of sorrow for a sweat young boy and two adults whose lives were stolen violently. Not one word of consolation for the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters and friends who lost one of these beloved ones. This criminal illegal alien scoffed at our laws over and over. He disrespected our laws, our culture and our people, running like a coward and hoping he wouldn't get caught. I hope they throw the book at him.
the jenn-jean entity is using sock-puppetry to make a mockery of the horrible murders-by-negligence of this toddler, and two moms. I wish the author would simply delete these propagandistic "comments" so true Americans don't have to see this garbage.
Jenn, don't try to make out Hernandez to be a victim.12 aliases and arrested 19 times! He sures sounds like a criminal to me. This pile of third world trash should be marched down to the border, a bullet shot through the back of his head, and his rotten corpse tossed back into Guatemala where it belongs. As for Brenda Aleman, she should be thrown in jail for sheltering a criminal invader.
According to an article I read a year or two ago, more than 2,000 people are killed on our highways and roads each year by illegal immigrants. Next time you get into your car or truck, you may be the next fatality.
Remember that, when you vote this November for a Congressman or Senator. Ask them where they stand on E-verification to hold a job, buy or rent housing, and for educating their illegal foreign born children. If they bring up the 14th Amendment, tell them that amendment is illegal. That amendment should never have been added to the US Constitution, but what can you expect, when there was so much corruption in Washington during the nineteen century.
WOW jenn, "Let the man go and be with his family. Francis has suffered also."
There are three innocent Americans that won't ever go home to their families because of francis, so don't try and play the pity the immigrant card.... I think Americans are sick of hearing that same old song.
Forget about "voting them out" or changing parties. Focus on the issues, contact your reps TODAY!
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