Illegal Migrant Released By Obama Admin Accused Of Mowing Down Elderly Man In Gruesome Hit-And-Run

An illegal migrant released into the country by the Obama administration allegedly killed a senior citizen in a hit-and-run accident in the sanctuary state of California.

The Santa Ana Sheriff’s Office arrested Humberto Munoz-Gatica after he allegedly struck 71-year-old Barry William Tutt on Friday and drove off, according to local reports. The Trump administration has since revealed that Munoz-Gatica is a Mexican national who has been living unlawfully in the U.S for nearly two decades.

“On November 8, ICE lodged an arrest detainer for Humberto Munoz-Gatica, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, after he was arrested by Santa Ana Sheriff’s Office and charged with driving under the influence and hit and run,” U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement shared with the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “Unfortunately, Gavin Newsom’s California is a sanctuary state and does not cooperate with ICE .”

“This illegal alien’s rap sheet also includes a conviction for grand theft,” McLaughlin said, adding that Munoz-Gatica first entered the U.S. on a tourist visa that expired in August 2008. “ICE arrested him for overstaying his visa on January 18, 2011. The Obama administration then RELEASED him into the country.”

Humberto Munoz-Gatica. DHS image.

Local law enforcement responded Friday to reports of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Dana Point, Calif., according to the Orange County Register. Deputies rushed the pedestrian, Tutt, to the hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Witnesses said that a silver Ford sedan hit Tutt and then fled the scene, leading law enforcement to Munoz-Gatica.