A Washington state judge has slashed the bail amount for an illegal migrant accused of killing a state trooper in a crash from $1 million down to just $100,000.
Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is charged with vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol or drugs in connection with the March death of Washington state trooper Christopher Gadd, 27.
Judge Richard Okrent of Snohomish County Superior Court reduced Santana’s bail on May 15, and jail records show his original $1 million bail was lowered to $100,000.
The illegal migrant is accused of consuming cannabis and beer before driving 112 mph on the I-5 south just north of Seattle, according to the Everett Herald. He allegedly drove on the shoulder where he crashed into Gadd’s parked patrol car. Gadd died at the scene.
Santana has been held at the Snohomish County Jail since the deadly crash.
Santana’s defense lawyers had…
