Before driving off, Alcala — who said he moved to the U.S. from the Mexican state of Nayarit as a teenager to escape work in the fields — gripped the wheel with both hands. Then he bowed his head. "My Lord, my God, blessed Jesus Christ, I put my journey in your hands," he said in Spanish. "My Lord, my God, blessed Jesus Christ, cover me with your cloak and do not forsake me."

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2018 18:13 UTC