An illegal alien from Honduras has been charged with killing a woman and critically injuring her fiancé in a head-on collision in Tennessee, according to authorities.
The horrifying tragedy unfolded in Nashville on Aug. 10, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just revealed key details about the suspect on Tuesday.
Just before 3:30 a.m., the driver of a Maserati SQ4 veered into oncoming traffic, slamming into a Nissan Rogue driven by Marco Antonio Baez Del Angel.
Del Angel’s fiancé, 37-year-old Raquel Lorena Sarabia Barajas, died at the scene, while Marco is still fighting for his life in hospital.
The drive of the Maserati, identified as Julio Cesar Herrera Gonzalez, 36, was initially hospitalized but later charged with vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, DUI, and driving without a license.
Herrera Gonzalez is currently being held in the Downtown Detention Center in Nashville, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against him, as he is a Honduran citizen who is illegally present in the U.S.
Herrera Gonzalez was granted Temporary Protected Status in 2008, which was later revoked in 2015.
He has a prior conviction for vandalism.
“Herrera Gonzalez drove drunk and killed Raquel Lorena Sarabia Barajas and left her husband Marco Antonio Baez Del Angel fighting for his life. ICE issued an arrest detainer to ensure this criminal illegal alien is not released back into American communities,” said a senior DHS official.
“It seems to be almost a daily occurrence where an illegal alien driving kills innocent Americans. All of these deaths are preventable because these illegal aliens should have NEVER been in our country. President Trump and Secretary Noem will continue to stand with the victims of illegal alien crime and their families.”
Border Hawk continues to cover heinous crimes committed by foreign nationals on U.S. soil.
