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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 automotive in March 2024 at greater than 100 mph.
Raul Benitez Santana was convicted of killing a Washington State Patrol officer after crashing his automotive right into a patrol automobile. (FOX 13 Seattle)
Benitez-Santana was beneath the affect on the time of the crash, and admitted to ingesting and smoking marijuana earlier than driving, Fox Seattle reported.
He was swerving throughout the street earlier than slamming into the rear finish of Gadd’s automobile, which was parked on the shoulder. Gadd was expecting dashing and DUI drivers, when he was struck and killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5.
After his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a detainer request with Snohomish County Jail for Benitez-Santana, a Mexican citizen.
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, was killed in March 2024 when his automobile was struck by one other pushed by an unlawful immigrant. (Washington State Patrol)
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 seem 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.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, served the company for 2 and a half years. He’s survived by his spouse and daughter, his dad and mom, sister and different relations. (Washington State Patrol)
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Fox Information Digital’s Greg Wehner and Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.
