The suspect in a deadly crash on March 3 has bonded out of the Denver jail.
Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda, 26, has been charged with vehicular homicide-DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement believe Zamarripa-Castaneda is in the country illegally. The agency placed a detainer hold on him while he was being held in the Denver jail.
Per Denver's policy, since Zamarripa-Castaneda was able to bond out of jail, they would not hold him for ICE without a court order.
Denver Police say Zamarripa-Castaneda was merging his pickup truck onto eastbound Interstate 70 near Brighton Blvd. when he struck a semi-truck. The semi-truck caught fire and the driver of the semi was killed.
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Zamarripa-Castaneda allegedly fled the scene prior to police arriving. Police were later able to find him at his home. Police said his speech was slurred, his breath had an odor of alcohol and he was not able to complete a voluntary roadside maneuver test.
He was arrested and later agreed to have a blood test. Results of the blood samples are pending.
