Mexican national convicted in deadly semi-truck crash in Colorado detained by immigration authorities
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A suspected illegal immigrant convicted in a deadly Colorado crash last year involving a semi-truck he was driving was detained on Sunday by federal immigration authorities.

Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, 47, a Mexican national, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the lobby of the Jefferson County Detention Center shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, immediately after his release from jail, according to Denver7.

Cruz-Mendoza was the driver of a semi-truck involved in a June 2024 crash on Highway 285, which left one man dead.

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Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza was the driver of a semi-truck involved in a June 2024 crash on Highway 285 in which one man was killed. (Getty Images)

After he was detained on Sunday, Cruz-Mendoza was transported to the ICE Denver Contract Detention Facility, where he will stay, pending removal from the U.S.

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