Jurors in Washington state delivered a responsible verdict towards an unlawful immigrant accused of killing a state trooper final 12 months.
Raul Benitez-Santana, 33, was discovered responsible of vehicular assault and vehicular murder in reference to the demise of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd.
Gadd, 27, was killed when his cruiser was hit by a dashing automobile in March 2024 at greater than 100 mph.
Benitez-Santana was underneath the affect on the time of the crash, and admitted to consuming and smoking marijuana earlier than driving, Fox Seattle reported.
He was swerving throughout the highway earlier than slamming into the rear finish of Gadd’s car, which was parked on the shoulder.
Gadd was looking forward to dashing and DUI drivers, when he was struck and killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5.
After his arrest, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a detainer request with Snohomish County Jail for Benitez-Santana, a Mexican citizen.
He was first encountered by immigration brokers on Oct. 28, 2013, on the South Correctional Entity in Burien, Washington, after being arrested for failing to look in courtroom for driving on a suspended license.
He was additionally sentenced to 90 days behind bars, with 87 of the times suspended, in Could 2013, after being convicted of possessing lower than 40 grams of marijuana.
On Oct. 6, 2014, Santana was sentenced to 90 days behind bars for driving on a suspended license, and in Could 2019, was arrested once more for home violence assault.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to ICE.
Fox Information Digital’s Greg Wehner and Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.
