The Brief

Raul Benitez-Santana was found guilty of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide in the death of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd.

The crash occurred in March 2024 on I-5 near Marysville, while Benitez-Santana was allegedly driving under the influence.

Sentencing will likely happen in July.

EVERETT, Wash. - A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the trial for a man who hit and killed a Washington State Patrol trooper last year.

Raul Benitez-Santana , 33, was found guilty of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide in connection to the death of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd .

The backstory:

The fatal crash happened in March 2024, where Benitez-Santana crashed into Trooper Gadd's patrol car at more than 100 miles per hour on Inter

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