Man accused in death of WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd charged

Raul Benitez-Santana, 32, is charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault with reckless driving and DUI enhancements.

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — The man accused in the death of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd was charged Friday.

Raul Benitez-Santana, 32, of Lynnwood, is charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault with reckless driving and DUI enhancements.

Gadd was killed on the side of Interstate 5 in Marysville on March 2, just before 3 a.m., when Benitez-Santana allegedly crashed into his patrol vehicle. He will be in court again on Tuesday.

Benitez-Santana was interviewed at the hospital after waiving his Miranda rights and allegedly

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