Illegal immigrant suspected in fatal hit-and-run in Colorado gets out on bail before ICE can detain him
Ivan Gerardo Zamarripa-Castaneda, 26, was let out on bail on Sunday in Denver
The Denver Sheriff’s Department alerted ICE in response to a request for release notification
By the time ICE arrived, Zamarripa-Castaneda had been released an hour before
The crash occurred near eastbound Interstate 70 and North Brighton Boulevard on March 3
A semi truck and a pickup truck collided, and the semi truck caught on fire
Zamarripa-Castaneda fled the scene, but he was arrested by police hours later
He showed signs of impairment and failed a sobriety test, according to police
Zamarripa-Castaneda was charged with one count of vehicular homicide-DUI and one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death
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12 March 2018
An undocumented immigrant suspected in a fatal hit-and-run was bonded out of jail before he could be detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Ivan Gerardo Zamarripa-Castaneda, 26, was booked at Denver Jail on Sunday on charges of vehicular homicide following a car crash on the eastbound lanes of I-70.
The Denver Sheriff’s Department alerted ICE in response to a request for release notification it received, but not until 6.33pm. The suspect was bonded out at 5.28pm, reported KDVR.
According to Denver police, Zamarripa-Castaneda fled the scene but was caught more than 12 hours later at his home.
ICE said it is currently working with the sheriff’s department to avoid a similar situation occurring in the future.
‘As law enforcement professionals, we should all have the same ultimate goal in mind– to protect the public by combating criminals,’ ICE Denver Field Office director Jeffrey Lynch said in a statement, referring to Zamarripa-Castaneda as an ‘immigration fugitive’.
Colorado state agencies stopped honoring detainer orders from ICE in 2014 after courts ruled it was illegal.
The crash occurred near eastbound Interstate 70 and North Brighton Boulevard on March 3 just before midnight when a semi truck and a pickup truck collided.
The semi truck caught fire and the 57-year-old driver died. Officials have not released the victim’s identity.
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