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An illegal alien from Mexico with a lengthy criminal history was arrested on charges of crashing his car into a 27-year-old state police officer, instantly killing her husband and father.
Illegal alien allegedly kills state trooper
The New York Post reported that Raul Benitez Santana, 33, confessed to drinking beer and smoking weed before crashing his SUV into Officer Christopher Gadd’s patrol car early Saturday morning. Witnesses saw the fast-moving SUV swerve and hit the back of Gadd’s patrol car while it was parked on the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Marysville. The SUV then entered the fast lane, where it was hit by a van.
Gadd was a married father whose father and sister were also soldiers, and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“It is with heavy hearts that we report that we lost a brother today,” State Police spokesman Chris Loftis said. “Soldiers prepare for danger. They are brave people.”
“We are going through what is undoubtedly the most difficult time for our family as we mourn the loss of a loving husband, a devoted father, a caring brother, a beloved son and a committed friend,” Gadd’s family said in a statement. declaration. “We appreciate the outpouring of support we have seen from the community Chris loved and served. We ask the media to respect our family’s privacy during this painful time.”
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State Trooper Gadd
Gadd became a state trooper for the force in September 2021 and graduated from the 116th Trooper Basic Training Course in April 2022, according to the Daily Mail.
“I can tell you that throughout the Washington State Patrol, every head is bowed, every knee is bowed and every heart is broken as we mourn this loss,” said John Batiste, the chief of the Washington State Patrol. “To honor Chris, even in pain, we will carry on. We will continue to serve. Since he did it, we must do it”.
Gadd’s mother, Gillian, took to social media to say: “Dear family and friends, thank you for your love and support.”
“We need it so much. There is peace in knowing that there is an army of people who pray and love us,” she continued.
Santana had bloodshot eyes at the time of his arrest and immediately admitted to drinking and smoking pot. He is currently being held on $1 million bail at the Snohomish County Jail after being charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
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Santana’s criminal history
Since then, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has revealed that Santana has had at least four run-ins with the law in Washington. The illegal immigrant “was first encountered by (Enforcement and Removal Operations) Seattle on October 28, 2013, at the South Correctional Entity, Burien, WA, following his arrest for failure to appear while driving while license suspended .”
Santana was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended for driving with a suspended license in 2014. In 2019, he was charged with domestic violence in King County.
Unfortunately, illegal aliens killing American citizens are becoming all too common today. This is unfortunately what happens when the border is as open as President Joe Biden has allowed it to be.
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