"A Toyota Sienna minivan was traveling southbound on Pope Valley Road in unincorporated Napa County, 12 miles north of St. Helena, when it crashed into a tree on the side of the road. The minivan had eight men in it, including the driver, 53-year-old Norberto Celerino of Stockton. Six of the passengers were killed and one was critically injured. Celerino, who did not have a valid driver's license, survived, and we learned a few days later that he had three previous DUI convictions."
"As KTVU reports, ICE has identified him as 49-year-old Beto Cerillo-Bialva, and in a statement the agency calls him "a criminal alien from Mexico who first entered the United States in 1995." They add that since he first came to the country, "he has been arrested several times for possession of cocaine, multiple DUIs, and removed multiple times from the United States.""
The crash occurred on the night of September 7 on Pope Valley Road, 12 miles north of St. Helena. A Toyota Sienna minivan with eight men struck a tree; six passengers died and one was critically injured. The driver, Norberto Celerino of Stockton, survived, lacked a valid license, and had three prior DUI convictions. Authorities say he carried multiple driver's licenses and used several names, including Beto Celerino Villalva and Grabien Martinez. He faces six counts of murder, six counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and DUI charges. ICE identifies him as Beto Cerillo-Bialva, a Mexican national first admitted in 1995 who faced cocaine possession arrests and multiple removals.
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