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A twice-deported criminal illegal alien accused of crashing a tractor-trailer into a school bus on a busy Washington highway is back on the loose after authorities in the sanctuary state ignored a federal detainer request and set him free.
As we previously reported, Juan Hernandez-Santos lost control of the car hauler he was driving, rear-ended a school bus that had slowed for traffic, and triggered a pileup involving six other vehicles on Interstate 5 in Thurston County on Dec. 4.
Four people were reportedly hospitalized with minor injuries, but thankfully, there were no children on the bus at the time.
Hernandez-Santos, a 40-year-old citizen of Mexico, was arrested and charged for operating a commercial vehicle without a license.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer against the Mexican, but he was released from Thurston County Jail the following day on personal recognizance.
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released Hernandez-Santos’ significant criminal and deportation history, which spans more than two decades.
In early 2005, Hernandez-Santos was removed back to Mexico by U.S. Border Patrol.
He reentered the country and was again deported in 2006, before entering the U.S. a third time at an unknown location and date.
In 2008, he was arrested for driving without a license by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.
A month later, he was arrested again in California for driving under the influence and hit-and-run with property damage.
In 2018, Hernandez-Santos was charged with possession of a controlled substance.
In 2020, he was arrested in Los Angeles for driving under the influence.
“This dangerous illegal alien has a criminal history including multiple DUIs, possessing a controlled substance, and two prior removals from the U.S. He was a walking public safety threat and illegally was driving a massive 18-wheeler when he caused a six-car pile-up involving a school bus on the highway in Washington,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“This story could have had a very different tragic ending. The sanctuary politicians in Washington failed once again to protect American citizens by refusing to honor our ICE arrest detainer.”
Hernandez-Santos’ whereabouts are unclear at this time.
Foreign truck drivers are wreaking havoc on U.S. highways and illegal alien drivers continue to destroy American lives on a near-daily basis.
