A military veteran who lost his wife and daughter within 15 months said he finally has justice after an illegal immigrant was snared by ICE. 

Texas man Chris Odette, 48, had just lost his wife to breast cancer when their 13-year-old daughter, Chrishia, was killed during a Dallas car crash in 2014.

Rockwall Police Department arrested Mexico native Ramiro Guevara, now 46, at the scene of the collision, and charged him with driving without a license.

ICE has said Guevara was in the country illegally, but stressed that he was not charged in the death of the minor, nor did he serve any jail time. 

It’s unclear what role Guevara had in the deadly pile-up in which Chrishia was killed. ICE said in a statement that he was ‘involved’ in the 2014 vehicle accident that ‘resulted in the death’ of the teenage girl. 

Guevera’s driving without a license case went to court but it was ‘no-billed’, meaning jurors decided there was not enough evidence to support criminal charges.

Odette told Fox News he was glad to see Guevara snared by ICE because he felt that his daughter was killed by ‘a crime that was 100 percent preventable’. 

‘My wife died 15 months before my daughter was killed,’ the heartbroken father said. 

Chrishia (pictured) was 13 when she was killed during a Dallas, Texas car crash in 2014

A military veteran who lost his wife and daughter within 15 months said he feels he finally has justice after an illegal immigrant was snared by ICE (arrest shown above) 

Rockwall Police Department arrested Mexico native Ramiro Guevara (pictured), now 46, at the scene of the collision, and charged him with driving without a license

‘And then to have my daughter killed, I lost my entire family in the span of 15 months to a disease that couldn’t be prevented. 

‘And then, to a crime that was 100% preventable. I made a promise to my wife before she died that I would take care of my daughter, and I feel like I failed that promise.’ 

Odette, who now lives in New Hampshire, said he had just dropped his daughter off at a sleepover when he got the devastating news that she had been killed. 

He said he had been reluctant to leave his daughter at the friend’s home, but they had just moved to Rockwell and she was excited to meet new people. 

‘I just kept hearing in my head, my late wife saying, ‘Don’t be so protective, let her enjoy life, let her experience life,” Odette told Fox. 

‘So, I took her over. It was about 9 p.m. when I dropped her off.’ 

According to Fox News, Chrishia had been crossing the street at a crosswalk when she was hit by the car. 

Guevara spent 35 minutes in jail before he posted a cash bail. ICE said Border Patrol had intercepted him in 1994 and 2004, and he had returned to Mexico each time. 

A military veteran who lost his wife and daughter (both pictured above) within 15 months said he feels he finally has justice after an illegal immigrant was snared by ICE

Texas native Chris Odette (pictured), 48, had recently lost his wife to breast cancer when their 13-year-old daughter, Chrishia, was killed during a Dallas car crash in 2014

However, he was released back into the community after his arrest in 2014, until March this year. 

‘They said that because he had no drugs or alcohol in his system, there was no proof of negligence in his ability to operate the vehicle,’ Odette told Fox. 

‘So, they wouldn’t charge him with any felonies. So, he was basically cleared of any wrongdoing for killing my daughter.’ 

ICE Homeland Security Investigations Dallas Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard released a statement about Guevara’s arrest in March.  

‘The arrest and pending removal of this individual serves as a stark reminder that criminal aliens who threaten the public safety of our communities will be found and face justice for their actions,’ he said. 

‘Every day our dedicated special agents, intelligence analysts and law enforcement partners work relentlessly to provide for our common good by targeting those who disregard US immigration laws.’