"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"

An American Freedom Riders True Story by Danny Smith

09-07-07 It was after 7 oclock in the evening, rush hour was over and the traffic was thining out on Cave Creek Road in Phoenix. For several hours now, automobiles passing the American Legion post just inside Loop 101 had seen the Harleys parked in a neat row facing the street. Even from a distance it was clear from the colors they wore that they were American Freedom Riders.

For several hours now they had ignored the afternoon heat to approach the vehicles which pulled into the parking lot to hand them money, and offer them support and encouragement for their effort. That effort was, and has been for the last year, to free their friend and brother Nacho Ramos from solitary confinement in a federal prison. With well known radio personalities J.D. Hayworth and Roger Hedgecock constantly prompting generosity on the air from KFYI in downtown Phoenix, the patriotic biker group was wrapping up the operation and had a sack of cash for the Ramos family safely tucked away in a saddlebag.

Above the noise of the nearby street traffic, only a few of the American Freedom Riders at the far end of the group heard the sickening crunch of automible contact about 100 yards down the street - a wreck had just occured. A car had pulled out from the sidestreet directly into the path of an oncoming motorcycle and the rider was down. He was not a member of the AFR, but he was still a rider and a brother, and AFR riders David Heppler, Keith Lefebvre, and Rhonda Randle started for the scene at a run and arrived in a matter of seconds.

Racing directly to the crumpled body on the pavement, they were relieved to see that he was moving slighty, but soon enough the open chest wound and twisted leg became evident. As Keith began directing approaching cars around the mangled bike and injured rider, Rhonda worked to stem the blood flow from the chest wound, and David knelt beside him offering encouragment to hang in there.

A compact car, the assault weapon, now sat quietly a short distance away with its left front tire turned out in an awkard position under a smashed fender. In that initial emergency atmosphere their minds didn't register concern for the driver of the car who was most likely, as is normally the case, uninjured.

Neither David nor Keith remember exactly what words a bystander shouted that turned their attention to the driver of the car. Up to this point neither of them even knew who the driver was. Consensus recollection is that somebody shouted "He's getting away!" Both men looked around to see a man moving quickly down the inclined side street, away from the the brightness of Cave Creek Road, and into the shadows of a city of millions of residents. Another 30 seconds and his escape would be successful. With split second recognition of what was happening, the chase was on!

Keith would later say of David, "That boy has some legs!" At 6 foot and a slender 160 pounds, David quickly closed the gap on the fleeing driver with Keith and his 280 pounds as a witness from an ever increasing distance behind. Near the end of the long block, with David now having closed in tight, he shouted an authoritative and graphic command. The young man came to a halt and froze in his tracks - the chase was over.

David's first utterance upon approaching the obvious criminal (translated into printable language) was something to the effect of "Where do you think you are going?" The answer he received was "No hablo inglés". Back to the scene of the accident they marched with big Keith now serving as additional escort. It would be another 5 minutes before the Phoenix PD arrived with handcuffs at the ready. Hit and run is a felony in Arizona and the line of witnesses will be long.

No hablo inglés, no drivers license, no car registration, no insurance, no nothing, except the anticipation of amnesty from the globalist gang of self interested politicians in Washington DC. Hit and run accidents are an epidemic in Arizona and you can nearly count on the runner being an illegal alien with no right to be on the road.

The AFR riders collected the scattered personal belongings of the injured rider, along with his totaled 2003 Anniversary Dyna, and stored them overnight. A hospital visit the next day made it crystal clear that a new and dedicated rider would be among their group the minute his recovery was complete and his scooter was replaced.

On 09-08-2007 at 7:30 pm, Efren Bojorquez Sanchez was charged with 1 felony count of "Fail to Stay/Hit Run With Injuries".

An ICE immigration hold has been placed on Sanchez and he cannot be released on bond.

Footnote: American Freedom Riders are groups of patriotic bikers across the country who oppose illegal immigration.