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Texas driver who hit a group of asylum-seekers is charged with manslaughter

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Vigils were held in Brownsville, Texas, for the eight people who were killed Sunday when a driver plowed³ an SUV into a bus stop across from a migrant center.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Police say they're still trying to determine whether a driver intended to plow² into a group of migrants at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas. Eight people were killed. Community members came together yesterday at the crash site to remember them. And Gaige Davila of Texas Public Radio was there.

UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Speaking Spanish).

GAIGE DAVILA, BYLINE⁴: Dozens of people are standing⁵ in a half circle around flowers and candles. Seven women are praying the rosary. These mourners have come across the Rio Grande Valley Monday to gather at the bus stop across the Ozanam Center, an overnight shelter for immigrants. Just about 24 hours earlier, eight people, all Venezuelan migrants, were killed here after a driver ran them over. La Union del Pueblo⁶ Entero, or LUPE, was one of several immigration advocacy groups attending the vigil. Tania Chavez is the executive director.

TANIA CHAVEZ: It's painful. This is a community of immigrants. Majority of us who live in the Rio Grande Valley either know somebody or they themselves are an immigrant. And so it has - it was not easy.

DAVILA: What wasn't easy for her was watching videos of the aftermath, which show graphic⁷ details of the victim's injuries. Chavez says this latest tragedy affecting migrants shows that the city's shelters need more aid.

CHAVEZ: But the circumstances that took place are a testament⁸ of the lack of infrastructure⁹ that the shelters have. This bus stop doesn't have the robust¹⁰ infrastructure that it should have to help protect those immigrants from the incident.

DAVILA: The bus stop was just a sign along a busy road close to the curb¹¹. The victims were all men waiting to head to other parts of the country. Brownsville police have yet to determine the cause of the crash, but are not ruling out that it could have been intentional¹². The driver, 34-year-old George Alvarez, has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated¹³ assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the crash. Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda says Alvarez is well known to them.

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FELIX SAUCEDA: George Alvarez is a Brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet.

DAVILA: Records show he had been charged with, among other things, burglary, sexual assault and assaulting a police officer. Alvarez's toxicology report is still pending¹⁴, and Sauceda says his charges could grow.

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SAUCEDA: So it is an ongoing¹⁵ investigation¹⁶. And yes, absolutely, charges can change, and charges can be added.

DAVILA: The Ozanam Center, where the victims were staying the night before they were killed, is assisting the city and notifying their families.

For NPR News, I'm Gaige Davila in Brownsville.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

3 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 pueblo   

n.（美国西南部或墨西哥等）印第安人的村庄

参考例句：

• For over 2,000 years,Pueblo peoples occupied a vast region of the south-western United States.在长达2，000多年的时间里，印第安人统治着现在美国西南部的大片土地。
• The cross memorializes the Spanish victims of the 1680 revolt,when the region's Pueblo Indians rose up in violent protest against their mistreatment and burned the cit

7 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

8 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

9 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

10 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

11 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

12 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

13 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

14 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

15 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

16 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。