An Illegal Alien, Who Has Been Deported 16 TIMES, Was Arrested After Killing A 64-Year-Old Man

the semi-truck driver arrested in the deadly crash on Highway 285 was in the country without proper documentation immigration customs and enforcement says he returned to Mexico at least 16 times as 90s reporter Kelly rinky explains it started in 2002 with an arrest in Oregon a driver of a semi TR may have been going too fast when he lost control on Highway 285 law enforcement is familiar with this man Osio Cruz Mendoza Federal officials say he had been deported or left the US voluntarily 16 times over the last 22 years it began in 2002 when Cruz Mendoza was arrested in Oregon 9 News investigates learned it was a low-level drug trafficking charge 10 days in jail 18 months probation Federal records shows some of his immigration history Cruz Mendoza was deported on September 10th 2004 he re-entered the US without proper authorization 10 days later other than the drug trafficking charge ice is not aware of any other local Criminal charges on his record in Colorado State Patrol says he was driving a big rake without a commercial driver's license the crash killed the 64 year old man and seriously hurt another person Cruz Mendoza is being held on a $50,000 cash or shity bond which means that he can go to a bondsman and post bail ice has asked Jefferson County to tell them if he is released from custody he would then stay in ice custody pending immigration proceedings