Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Washington State Trooper Killed in Highway Crash

An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested on Saturday after allegedly crashing his car into a Washington State Trooper’s vehicle on Interstate 5, resulting in the police officer’s death, authorities said. Trooper Christopher Gadd, 27, was patrolling southbound Interstate 5 in Marysville when a motorist struck his parked patrol car. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to multiple reports. The suspect, identified as Raul Benitez Santana, 32, has admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol before driving his black SUV, Fox 13 Seattle reported, citing probable cause documents. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office obtained dash camera footage from a witness, which allegedly shows Mr. Santana’s car speeding and swerving into the rear end of Mr. Gadd’s patrol car....