An illegal alien from Brazil was released from custody after crashing head-on into a Massachusetts state trooper while driving drunk, authorities say.
The incident unfolded at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning in Peabody, a city in Essex County.
A trooper observed a driver traveling in the wrong direction on Route 1 and alerted fellow officers, the Boston Herald reports.
“Together, they formulated a plan to stop vehicles from entering the roadway,” a Massachusetts State Police Department spokesperson explained.
“Minutes later, the wrong-way driver struck one of the responding troopers in his marked cruiser.”
The trooper and driver were both transported to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
After being released from hospital, Lucas Gustavo Brajak DeAlmeida Benedetto, 21, was taken into custody and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and driving the wrong way on a state highway.
DeAlmeida Benedetto reportedly posted $500 bail and was set loose, despite being in the U.S. illegally.
On June 2, DeAlmeida Benedetto was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a targeted operation.
“This criminal illegal alien has been charged with driving under the influence after he drove the wrong way and crashed into a Massachusetts State Trooper’s cruiser. Thankfully, the trooper has been released from the hospital and is recovering,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
“Following his arrest, sanctuary politicians in Massachusetts released this dangerous criminal from jail without notifying ICE. Thanks to the brave men and women of ICE law enforcement, he is now in ICE custody and will be removed from the country. Sanctuary politicians must stop gambling with the lives of Americans and start cooperating with us to make America safe again.”
DeAlmeida Benedetto entered the U.S. in 2007 on a three-month visa but has apparently lived in the country ever since, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
He is also a citizen of Italy.
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