Pennsylvania authorities have identified a suspect who fled the scene of a fatal crash as an illegal immigrant.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to Fox News Digital that Saul Rivera-Ramirez, 25, was an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported.
“ERO Philadelphia can confirm that Saul Ramirez Rivera is an alien who is in the United States illegally. Ramirez Rivera was previously removed from the United States and illegally re-entered, without admission or parole by an immigration officer,” an ERO spokesperson said in a statement.
“Following his arrest, ERO Philadelphia lodged an immigration detainer at the Allegheny County Jail. ERO Philadelphia anticipates that ACJ will not honor the immigration detainer given its current policies,” the statement continued.
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Saul Rivera-Ramirez, 25, was arrested and faces several charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license, after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that left a young musician dead in Pennsylvania on Saturday night. (Allegheny County Jail)
The Allegheny County Police Department announced that Rivera-Ramirez was arrested and taken into custody for the fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of 23-year-old Christian Sluka.
The accident occurred on Saturday night, shortly before 11 p.m., when 911 was notified about a vehicle that collided with a motorcycle.
Authorities said Rivera-Ramirez was driving a red Ford Taurus and fled on foot with a woman and a small child after the crash.
Ramirez-Rivera faces several charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license.
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Police have confirmed that an illegal immigrant has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run crash that left 23-year-old Christian Sluka dead. (Support Christian Sluka's funeral expenses with GoFundMe)
He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail pending a preliminary arraignment.
“On Saturday, September 21st, we tragically lost a son, brother, cousin, nephew and friend,” read a post by Sydney Goisse on a GoFundMe page dedicated to Sluka.
“Christian was a selfless, hard-working and talented person, and his community and family will be forever changed without him,” the post continued.
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Family and friends are mourning the loss of local musician Christian Sluka, who died in a hit-and-run crash allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant on Saturday night. (Christian Sluka's Facebook)
Social media posts continue to pour in in tribute to Sluka, who, according to a Facebook post by Gold Mountain Music, was the bassist for the band “Osprey.”
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“Today I am devastated by the loss of brilliant local talent, Christian Sluka. As good a bass player as he was, he was an even better son, brother, cousin, nephew, and friend,” the post read. “He was a KEY member of the Gold Mountain music community and was present at almost every event. If he wasn't on stage with his band Osprey, he was in the audience with his family ALWAYS smiling and looking out for his little brothers. I will forever be grateful that Christian performed with us, laughed with us, supported us, and was an overwhelming example of generosity to everyone he met.”
