Springfield, Ohio Nathan Clark, Aiden Clark's father, told attendees at a Springfield, Ohio, city council meeting on Tuesday that he wished his son had been killed by a 60-year-old white man instead of a Haitian man, so that his death would not have been used to spread hatred against immigrants.
Aiden's death last year when the bus he was riding in was struck by a Haitian driver shocked the region and the country, and drew national attention to residents' concerns about road safety with Haitian drivers, who often do not have licensed drivers.
“They can spew all the hate they want about illegal immigration, the border crisis and even false claims that fluffy pets are being ravaged and eaten by local residents.”
“I wish my son Aiden Clark had been killed by a 60-year-old white man. I never thought someone would be so blatant in saying something like that, but if that man killed my 11-year-old son, these haters would leave us alone,” Clark said.
Clark also called it “reprehensible” that his son was being used as a “political pawn” by the Republican Party, specifically naming Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), former President Donald Trump and Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio).
“This needs to stop now. They can spew all their hate about illegal immigration, the border crisis and even false claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by local residents, but they are not allowed to mention Aiden Clark of Springfield, Ohio, and never have been allowed to,” Clark continued.
Clarke argued that Aiden “was not murdered, but was accidentally killed by a Haitian immigrant.”
Road safety has long been a hot topic in Springfield since about 20,000 Haitians relocated there under the Biden-Harris administration. In nearby Tremont City, locals told The Blaze News they no longer go to Springfield to shop, instead traveling to towns up north.
“These accidents that are happening around here can be prevented if we all get on the same page and start towing these vehicles. It may seem like we're treating people differently, but we do the same thing regardless of race, nationality or creed,” Tremont Police Chief Chad Duncan said of towing cars of unlicensed drivers.
Mark Saunders, whose daughter witnessed the crash that killed Aiden, said: “It's preventable. That guy should never have been in the country. He should never have been driving a car. He worked for a local company that actually supplied them.”
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