An illegal immigrant kills a father and his two children in a tragic car crash, now the wife and mother who was left behind fights for justice when the American court system fails her yet again.
Margarito Quintero-Rosales was in the country illegally and not licensed to drive when he fell asleep behind the wheel of a van and crossed the center line of a Texas highway. The van ultimately struck another vehicle. Quintero-Rosales hit the vehicle head-on killing both the driver and two passengers.
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The driver was Collin County volunteer firefighter Captain Peter Hacking, his two passengers were his four-year-old daughter Ellie and his 22-month-old son Grayson. All three died.
Courtney Hacking, lost two children and her husband that tragic day. She is now left to raise their four remaining children alone. What is the most heartbreaking thing of all is knowing this tragedy was completely preventable.
This is not the first time Quintero-Rosales has faced “American justice,’ as he was previously deported in 2008, according to CBS.
“This is something that in my opinion was avoidable,” Courtney said. “That man took half of my heart that day that I will never get back.”
Quintero-Rosales was arrested at the scene and held in jail until his conviction. A Collin County grand jury indicted him on three counts of manslaughter, which holds a penalty range of two to 20 years in state prison. However, court records show Quintero-Rosales struck a deal with prosecutors from Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis’ office.
After pleading guilty to a lesser offense of criminally negligent homicide, Quintero-Rosales was sentenced to only two years behind bars with credit for time served for the 537 days he spent in jail before his conviction. This means his jail time would be complete in roughly 6 and 1/2 months.
“You weren’t supposed to be here,” Courtney said in a written statement read aloud to Quintero-Rosales in court. “All of this heartbreak is because of you,” she furthered. “You were in this country illegally for the second time. You were driving a car without a license coming from a job you were illegally paid to do,” she said. “Because of your selfishness, three beautiful people lost their lives.”
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“Not a day goes by that I don’t hope I’m going to wake up from a really bad dream,” she continued.
“How do you look at someone and say, ‘You killed 3 people, two years is all,’” she asked. “I feel like I walk around just existing. I’m not happy, and I’m not sad, I’m just here,” she admitted, fighting back tears. “I miss their kisses,” she added. “I miss everything about them on a daily basis.”
“A little girl who was a wonderful big sister. A little boy who never got a chance to grow up,” Courtney said, describing what Margarito Quintero-Rosales took from her. “A man who gave more than anyone I’ve ever seen live before,” she added. Courtney was speaking of her own husband who was a legal immigrant.
“Finding out it was an illegal immigrant, my husband himself was an immigrant, he came from England, he came here legally, he did it the right way, and he was a big believer in legal immigration, as am I,” she explained.
