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Loretta Robinson, Grieving Mother, Billed For Cleanup After Son Killed By Undocumented Drunk Driver (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post First Posted: 06/24/12 10:17 AM ET Updated: 06/25/12 11:18 AM ET

A South Carolina woman faced tragedy last June when a drunk driver killed her oldest son.

But the still-grieving mother, Loretta Robinson, is now being billed for the various charges associated with the accident, including a $50 charge to clean her son's blood off the road.

Justin Walker, Robinson's deceased son, was not found at fault for the accident. The accused driver, Anna Gonzalez, tearfully pleaded guilty in court last Tuesday, the Daily Mail reported.

According to MSNBC, the undocumented woman had been living in the United States for 12 years, but never got a South Carolina driver's license. Gonzalez was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Robinson was on hand in court to express her outrage at the bills she's received since losing her son.

"I had to pay to have the vehicle towed. I had to pay for the vehicle removed and to clean up the street from Justin's blood," Robinson said. According to WYFF, Robinson also paid to have the wrecked car stored for months in case there was a trail.

The South Carolina State Office of Victims Assistance offers a combined total of up to $15,000 for medical, funeral, counseling and wage compensation for the families of victims of crime.

According to NBC Greenville, Robinson received some money from the victim's assistance office, but it did not cover the costs of cleanup or storage.

There has been some recent controversy about the crime rate among undocumented immigrants in the United States.

In March, the Scott Gardiner Act, a bill that would authorize the deportation of any undocumented immigrant convicted of drunk driving, was reintroduced to Congress by Representatives Sue Myrick and Mike McIntyre, News 14 Carolina reported.

"We have to be able, as a country, to figure out a way with people here who are illegal and commit crimes," Robinson told WYFF.


 
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08:36 PM on 06/28/2012
I find it so amazing that to get a job, as a natural born citizen of the U.S., I need to be bilingual(sp?) but walk into places where some employees do not even speak english! If I need help locating something, I need to go through 15 people before I can find someone that speaks enough english to help me. My husband came from a country that requires a plane to get here. We dated for 5 years, had one child, and then married, after being married for two years, we filed paper work for his citizenship. We have now been married for 16 years, still waiting for immigration to respond. Last year they did by saying we have a fraudulent marriage! Required us to get a dna test to prove the child belongs to both of us, and now he is walking around with a ankle bracelet, we have to have immigration come to our home once a week to prove we are still married, and have to check in with the immigration office once a week! Amazing! While those that swam across are roaming freely.
08:43 PM on 06/28/2012
Oh forget to mention the crime he commited, not leaving the country. His Visa expire about four years after we met, he was a student, so yeah he should have left. He has worked with a government issued social security card, and has not committed any crimes, with the exception of not leaving the country. They have taken his passport while they decide if they want to deport him, huh?? But check this out, he went to the airport to pick up a friend and his ankle bracelet went off. They asked why he was at the airport, his response was I thought you wanted me to leave the country, lol. They were not as amused my his comment, I might add.
06:25 PM on 06/28/2012
shoot to kill at the border illegals want all the freedom and the benifits but not of the punishment they want a free ride and the amercian people can't even get that so vote no on 50
05:59 PM on 06/27/2012
I am surprised that this state does not have the ability to sentence a defendant to "restitution, fines, and costs" in addition to jail time. Collection of fines and costs would pay for "clean up" and storage of possible evidence that may be necessary at trial. It's also hard to believe that she was asked to store the vehicle in case it was needed and was not offered to store it, free of charge, at an evidence lot or impount lot.
08:03 AM on 06/26/2012
i thought this was free speak, why am i always monitored?
07:53 AM on 06/26/2012
Don't worry Obama will come to the aid of the illegal criminal , justify why it happen and wants to come up with a illegal immigrant drivers license,and ignore the woman that lost a child.
06:33 AM on 06/26/2012
What I think is that she should be able to sue the company that hired the Illegal Immigrant.If it werent for that company illegal wouldnt be here!
06:56 AM on 06/26/2012
You are assuming this person was working......even working legit. Many people hire folks and do no check on them. She could have been cleaning houses, and her prices were looking really good. She makes some money and lays low. Our country's mentality on work and paying for labor have really trickled down through the masses so much that hard working people cannot scrape a living together because everybody wants a discount.
08:01 AM on 06/26/2012
Democrat, there's no justification for the murder of her son, the woman should have been deported long ago if immigration laws were enforced, instead of this pandering by elected officials .
I am sure this woman like myself won't be voting for amnesty giving Obama.
04:47 PM on 06/25/2012
...and why doesn't the court issue the violator to pay or get a year for every 10 dollars of fines. It is so sad that illegals have rights. And deporting them only after the sentence of hard labor is completed. If it is done before then punishment is never served.
04:09 AM on 06/26/2012
I Agree With you whole-heartedly! Mrs. Robinson should be immediatley compensated for those absurd charges! The states are who keep allow the Illegal Aliens to be/stay in th U.S., so when they F-Up the states should be responsible for the mess!!!!!