Rescuers and authorities work where a tractor-trailer collided with a truck and overturned in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala on Dec. 9, 2021. A Guatemalan man was extradited to the United States on charges related to the crash that killed more than 50 migrants and injured more than 100. File Photo by Carlos Lopez/EPA
Oct. 24 (UPI) — A 41-year-old Guatemalan man was extradited to the United States on charges related to a December 2021 crash in Mexico that killed 55 and injured 105 people who were smuggled.
Daniel Zavala Ramos was arrested on Aug. 7 in Boqueron, Guatemala, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The crash took place on Dec. 9, when a tractor-trailer hit a pedestrian bridge, collided with a truck and overturned in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala. There were survivors.
On the third anniversary of the crash in 2024, Zavala Ramos and five others were charged with human smuggling. Among them, Jorge Agapito Ventura was arrested at his home in Cleveland, with one later in custody last May and three in September.
Zavala Ramos’ name in the indictment was blacked out.
If convicted, they face up to life in prison and a maximum $250,000 fine.
The case was certified as complex.
The six face charges of conspiracy to bring illegal aliens into the U.S, placing life in jeopardy, causing serious bodily harm and resul