REXBURG — A jury trial is scheduled to begin today for an undocumented Mexican immigrant charged with aggravated DUI and injury to a child.
Maria Guadalupe Maciel of Blackfoot was arrested by Madison County Sheriff’s following a car accident involving herself and a then-2-year-old child last November. Madison County Prosecutor Sid Brown said the child suffers permanent disfigurement from injuries in that accident.
The child’s father was also injured in the accident and detectives said Maciel’s blood-alcohol level after the accident was measured at .24, three times the legal limit.
Maciel pleaded not guilty to both felony charges.
Maciel has had previous arrests and has been the subject of a deportation hearing before. At that time, she was ordered to stay out of the United States for 10 years. Maciel violated the order by either not leaving or returning to the United States within the time frame.
She also served a brief jail sentence in Bonneville County for a misdemeanor DUI in February.
EastIdahoNews.com is following Maciel’s trial and will provide updates throughout the court proceedings.
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