Men in burning vehicle ID'd as Mexican immigrants

Published: Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 12:07 a.m. MST
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TOOELE (AP) — Authorities released the name of a Mexican immigrant who was found dead inside a burning sport utility vehicle off I-80 in Tooele County.

Meanwhile, another man who suffered burns on 54 percent of his body remained in a coma Saturday at a Salt Lake hospital.

Oscar Botello, 29, also known as Arturo Leyva, was the victim of murder, Sheriff Frank Park said.

His body was found in the back seat of a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder on Feb. 18. Julio Caesar Garcia Rodriguez, 24, was found badly burned about 50 feet away.

"I haven't seen anything this brutal," said detective Sgt. Travis Scharmann, who is hunting for suspects.

The SUV was burning in the desert near the Delle exit, about 50 miles west of Salt Lake City.

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