Benitez-Santana is accused of being under the influence and driving over 100 mph when he crashed into Trooper Gadd’s vehicle.
EVERETT, Wash. — Opening statements are set to begin Friday in the trial over the death of a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper in March of last year.
Trooper Christopher Gadd was inside his patrol vehicle just before 3 a.m. on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 5 near Marysville when he was struck by another driver on March 2, 2024. Gadd was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver, Raul Benitez-Santana, was arrested.
Benitez-Santana was driving 107 miles per hour when he struck
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