Three illegal immigrants were arrested in Texas after fleeing a fiery drunk-driving crash that killed a 22-year-old driver, according to police.
Cesar Ramirez Castro, 25, was behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 when he swerved onto the shoulder of I-20 in Arlington and smashed into a stopped car around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Arlington Police Department.
The impact forced the stopped car to hit a concrete barrier and burst into flames — with first responders finding a 22-year-old man dead behind the wheel, police said, without immediately identifying him.
Castro and two others in the truck with him — later identified as Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez, 30, and Daniel Castro Zammarron, 24 — were seen jumping out and running away, but were eventually arrested, CBS News reported.
Following a field sobriety test, Castro was arrested and charged with one count of manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of collision involving death.
He has an immigration hold, jail records show, according to Fox News.
Ramirez-Ramirez and Zammarron were also arrested and charged with public intoxication. Both also have immigration holds.
Arlington Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.
