The suspect accused of hitting and killing Washington State Trooper Christopher Gadd on I-5 near Marysville earlier this month has been charged in connection with the incident.
Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is currently behind bars in Snohomish County on $1 million bail. On Thursday, prosecutors announced that he was charged with two counts of vehicular assault in connection to Gadd's death.Investigators say on March 2, Benitez Santana crashed his car into 27-year-old Trooper Christopher Gadd and killed him. FOX 13 News obtained probable cause documents which say Benitez Santana had bloodshot eyes and admitted to drinking and smoking weed before driving.
The defense said Benitez Santana would not have been able to see the trooper until it was too late.However, the prosecution said Benitez Santana was driving recklessly, speeding and using the shoulder of the road like it was a traffic lane.Benitez Santana also has multiple previous convictions for driving with a suspended license, multiple tickets for speeding , and multiple domestic violence protection orders.When he was arrested, U.S.
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