The 33-year-old man, with a Lynnwood address, is being held 'on charges related to vehicular homicide,' ICE said via email Tuesday afternoon.
A 33-year-old Lynnwood man accused of causing a deadly three-vehicle crash on I-5 in Marysville appears in court on Monday, March 4, 2024. Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd was killed in the crash. KOMO News is not naming the suspect or showing his face because he has not been formally charged. is a citizen of Mexico living in the United States "unlawfully," according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd, 27, was killed while in the line of duty shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday. He was on patrol on the 13600 block of southbound I-5, parked in the grass on the right-side shoulder of the freeway when the collision happened, officials said. A witness driving a semi-truck said Gadd's vehicle was "fully marked" with the lights off, the document said, when a speeding black SUV "swerved and struck the rear end" of the patrol vehicle.
"A few moments later it was determined that had passed away on scene in his vehicle due to the injuries sustained in the collision," the deputy wrote.
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