An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Washington state trooper in a crash earlier this year had his bail dropped from $1 million to $100,000 by a state judge last week. Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is currently being held at the Snohomish County Jail on charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol or drugs in connection to the death of 27-year-old Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd in March.
Gadd’s widow, however, objected to Santana’s release in a letter to the judge. 'Reducing bail would not only undermine the severity of the crime but also inflict further anguish and distress upon me, our child, and the rest of our family,' Cammryn Gadd wrote in the letter obtained by the Herald. Gadd was killed just before 3 a.m. on southbound I-5 near Marysville when an SUV veered off the roadway and onto the shoulder, striking his parked patrol vehicle.
Santana’s defense is now worried that should he post bail, federal authorities may arrest him and deport him from the country, the Herald reported. Fox News’ Timothy H.J. Nerozzi and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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