Raul Benitez-Santana was driving 107 miles per hour when he crashed into the back of a state patrol cruiser on Interstate 5 near Marysville on March 2, 2024. The crash caused the death Trooper Christopher Gadd, 27 who was seated in the driver's seat of the patrol car at the time. Benitez-Santana is a citizen of Mexico and was in the U.S. illegally at the time he was arrested for Trooper Gadd's death. Documents say he told police at the scene that he had smoked marijuana and consumed alcohol earlier in the night. Benitez-Santana is charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault while under the influence. Gadd had served with the state patrol for 2.5 years before his death.