Hearing of the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and
Enforcement of the House Judiciary Committee - H.R. 3808, Scott
Gardner Act   By:  Elton Gallegly Date: March 7, 2012
Location: Unknown  Drunken driving is a serious crime that
resulted in 10,839 deaths in 2009.   In a recent and egregious
example, Carlos Martinelly-Montano drove while drunk, crashed
into an oncoming car, killing one passenger and critically
injuring two others. According to an ICE report, Montano had
been arrested for drunken driving twice and reckless driving
once. In two of the three cases, his immigration status was
never checked -- even though he was convicted and sent to jail
for the first offense.  Even when he was placed in ICE "custody"
after his second DUI arrest, he was released into the streets
with a GPS device. However, GPS monitoring doesn't prevent a
released criminal from driving drunk. And we know that drunken
drivers involved in fatal crashes are eight times more likely to
have a prior drunken driving conviction than oth