Mexican national convicted in deadly semi-truck crash in Colorado detained by immigration authorities

A suspected amerciable migrant convicted successful a deadly Colorado clang past twelvemonth involving a semi-truck helium was driving was detained connected Sunday by national migration authorities.

Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, 47, a Mexican national, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents successful the lobby of the Jefferson County Detention Center soon earlier 8:30 a.m. connected Sunday, instantly aft his merchandise from jail, according to Denver7.

Cruz-Mendoza was the operator of a semi-truck progressive successful a June 2024 clang connected Highway 285, which near 1 antheral dead.

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A suspected amerciable migrant convicted successful a deadly clang successful Colorado past twelvemonth was detained connected Sunday by national migration authorities. (Bryan Cox/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images)

He pleaded blameworthy to 1 number of careless driving resulting successful decease and 3 counts of careless driving resulting successful injury. He was sentenced to astir 1 twelvemonth successful jail.

According to authorities, Cruz-Mendoza was successful the U.S. illegally astatine the clip of the crash. He besides had removal orders from the state and had been sent to Mexico respective times.

Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, 47, a Mexican national, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents connected Sunday. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

The bureau said that since 2002, Cruz-Mendoza has been removed from the U.S. 12 times and voluntarily returned to Mexico 4 times.

"If we weren't here, this idiosyncratic would person been released backmost to the assemblage of Denver," Robert Guadian of the ICE Denver Field Office told Denver7.

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Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza was the operator of a semi-truck progressive successful a June 2024 clang connected Highway 285 successful which 1 antheral was killed. (Getty Images)

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After helium was detained connected Sunday, Cruz-Mendoza was transported to the ICE Denver Contract Detention Facility, wherever helium volition stay, pending removal from the U.S.