Three illegal immigrants were arrested in Texas after fleeing a fiery drunk-driving crash that killed a 22-year-old driver, according to police.
Cesar Ramirez Castro, 25, was behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 when he swerved onto the shoulder of I-20 in Arlington and smashed into a stopped car around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Arlington Police Department.
Cesar Ramirez Castro was charged with manslaughter after the deadly crash. Arlington Police Department
Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez was charged with public intoxication. Arlington Police Department
Daniel Castro Zammarron was also charged with public intoxication. Arlington Police DepartmentThe impact forced the stopped car to hit a concrete barrier, where it burst into flames — with first responders finding a 22-year-old man dead behind the wheel, police said, without immediately identifying him.
Castro and two others in the truck with him — later identified as Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez, 30, and Daniel Castro Zammarron, 24 — were seen jumping out and running away, but were eventually arrested, CBS News reported.
Following a field sobriety test, Castro was arrested and charged with one count of manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of collision involving death.
He has an immigration hold, jail records show, according to Fox News.
The crash took place on I-20 in Arlington, Texas. Texas department of transportationRamirez-Ramirez and Zammarron were also arrested and charged with public intoxication. Both also have immigration holds.
The Arlington Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.
