An illegal immigrant who was released into the US by the Biden administration allegedly killed an innocent driver during a police chase in California last month, officials said.
Darwin Felipe Bahamon Martinez, a 21-year-old Colombian national, was nabbed by authorities after illegally crossing the California-Mexico border in August 2023, but was allowed back on the streets, according to the ICE.
On Jan. 21, he led police in Anaheim on a three-minute chase after officers attempted to pull him over for driving recklessly, NBC Los Angeles reported.
Bahamon Martinez then crashed into two vehicles in nearby Placentia, killing father Jose Antonio Ramos Hernandez, 59, and injuring an 83-year-old woman.
“He was released into the U.S. under the Biden administration’s so-called ‘catch-and-release’ policies, but if that hadn’t happened, the innocent 59-year-old driver he allegedly killed may still be alive today,” ICE said in a statement.
Bahamon Martinez was charged with vehicular manslaughter, evading a police officer causing death and reckless driving. He’s being held in the Orange County Jail on a $2 million bail. --->READ MORE HERE
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ICE says Darwin Felipe Bahamon Martinez entered the US near San Diego in 2023 and that his alleged victim 'may still be alive today' without release policies
An illegal immigrant from Colombia killed a motorist in Southern California last month during a police chase, authorities said.
Darwin Felipe Bahamon Martinez, 21, was caught entering the United States near San Diego in 2023 and released by the Biden administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
"Bahamon Martinez illegally entered the U.S. near Chula Vista, California, in August 2023," a statement from ICE Los Angeles field office leadership said.
"He was released into the U.S. under the Biden administration’s so-called ‘catch-and-release’ policies, but if that hadn’t happened, the innocent 59-year-old driver he allegedly killed may still be alive today."
Martinez was driving a Jeep Gladiator in Anaheim Jan. 21 when police officers initiated a traffic stop for reckless driving. When the officers approached the Jeep on foot, Martinez sped away, authorities said.
A brief chase ensued before the Jeep collided with a Honda driven by a 59-year-old man in the neighboring city of Placentia.
The driver was pronounced dead at the crash site.
Another driver, an 83-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Bahamon Martinez is being held in the Orange County Jail while awaiting criminal proceedings on his homicide charge. ICE lodged an immigration detainer against him Jan. 22. --->READ MORE HERE
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