South Texas Man Gets 17 Years For Immigrant Death In Toolbox

CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — A South Texas trucker must serve more than 17 years in federal prison for the death of an immigrant being smuggled inside a toolbox in the rig.
Juan Enrique Escobedo-Moreno of Weslaco was sentenced Tuesday in Corpus Christi. The 45-year-old driver in January pleaded guilty to human smuggling.
The Cordova Americas Bridge is pictured from Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas. (credit: Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images)
Investigators say Escobedo-Moreno last October st