WESTFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Coles County Sheriff's Department is speaking out after a county board member called on local law enforcement to "step up" and remove illegal immigrants from the community during a press conference regarding the fatal Westfield crash that happened on Friday.

On Friday, a crash in Westfield resulted in two deaths and two people hospitalized, Illinois State Police previously told WCIA. The two people killed in the crash were identified as Coles County Board member Mike Clayton and his wife Gail Clayton.

On Tuesday, an ICE spokesperson told WCIA that 34-year-old Edwin Pacheco-Meza, who has been charged in relation to the fatal, head-on crash, has been issued an immigration detainer. Pacheco-Meza now faces several charges, including reckless homicide, aggravated

See Full Page