An illegal immigrant has been convicted of causing the March 2024 death of a Washington State Patrol trooper.
Raul Benitez-Santana was found guilty of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in the crash that killed Trooper Christopher Gadd, according to Fox News. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a detainer out for Benitez-Santana, a Mexican citizen.
Benitez-Santana was driving 107 mph on the shoulder of Interstate 5 while under the influence when he struck Gadd’s parked patrol vehicle, according to KING-TV.
“Mr. Benitez-Santana had too much to drink; he mixed it with marijuana. His blood alcohol shows he was legally intoxicated,” deputy prosecutor Tobin Darrow said during closing arguments.
“But for him driving at a 100 miles per hour on the shoulder illegally, Trooper Gadd would not
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