In a tragic incident in Irving, Texas, an undocumented immigrant is facing charges for allegedly fatally striking a man on a scooter twice while driving under the influence.
The individual at the center of this case has been identified as Noe Ibarra Cedeno, age 36, as reported by Fox 4 on Tuesday.
The deadly accident occurred in the early hours of June 19, shortly before 3 a.m., on the 2800 block of Cantrell Street. During this time, 31-year-old Tony Vasquez was traversing the area on his motorized scooter.
Authorities allege that after first hitting Vasquez, Cedeno made a U-turn and ran over him again before leaving the scene.
Vasquez was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas with multiple broken bones, internal injuries, and significant head trauma. Sadly, he later died as a result of these injuries, as reported by WFAA.
Officers tracked down the suspect’s Honda Civic near the scene and eventually located Cedeno who, according to reports, told them he drank several beers while watching a World Cup game before he got behind the wheel.
An arrest affidavit said, “He stated that upon leaving, he hit something with his vehicle, but did not know what it was, and later believed he had hit a person. The defendant turned around and drove back through the scene, not seeing anything, but running over something again.”
Cedeno is being held on a combined $350,000 bond and the charges against him include Intoxication Manslaughter with a Vehicle, Collision Involving Death, Intoxication Assault with a Vehicle Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and Collision Involving Serious Bodily Injury.
The Fox article said, “Records also show that an immigration hold has been placed on Cedeno by federal authorities for being in the United States illegally.”
The victim and his father played in a band called Banana Show together. His father, Julio, said of their family’s loss, “It’s just terrible. I mean, somebody to do that, you know, has to be crazy, has to be an animal.”
The young man’s father also told NBC 5, “My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. He [Ibarra] killed someone that had a lot of plans in his life. I just want justice. I believe in Texas law. I hope he pays for what he did because they need to put him in jail forever because we don’t want him on the street.”
On what appeared to be the victim’s Facebook page, Vasquez wrote in a post on June 18 regarding the World Cup, “I was born in America, I represent America. Let’s freaking go. I’m proud of my country and love that the Europeans and the world love our food. Texas has the best BBQ and yes ranch is crack.”
In January, – News reported, “Texas’s new immigration‑enforcement law hit the state like a shockwave this morning, wiping out any remaining sanctuary‑style defiance by ordering every county sheriff to partner with ICE formally. The mandatory 287(g) crackdown is designed to hard‑wire deportation cooperation into every jail from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande.”
The outlet later reported in March that ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston issued detainers for a pair of Mexican nationals arrested for intoxication manslaughter.
“This, as ICE Houston wrapped up a year of aggressive enforcement targeting criminal illegal aliens with repeated drunk‑driving convictions,” the article read.