Overview
- On August 3, Roberto Romero-Hernandez allegedly veered off Louisiana Highway 1 and struck 59-year-old Rickey Maddox while he was riding a lawnmower, killing him.
- Louisiana State Police charged Romero-Hernandez with vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, careless operation, driving without a license, and expired plates.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer to ensure Romero-Hernandez remains in federal custody if released from the Avoyelles Parish Detention Center.
- ICE officials say Romero-Hernandez is a 34-year-old undocumented Mexican national who crossed the southern border at an unknown time and location.
- Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the crash as a senseless tragedy that should never have occurred because the suspect should not have been in the country.