BREAKING: I'm told by four federal sources that a suspected DUI driver arrested for allegedly killing a mother and her daughter in a wrong way, head on crash on I-270 in Montgomery County, MD on Saturday is a Salvadoran illegal alien.
Fox is told that ICE has placed a detainer request on 32-year-old JOSE ANTONIO CABALLERO-NALASCO with the Montgomery County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond on five charges, including two counts of negligent manslaughter by vehicle, two counts of homicide by motor vehicle while intoxicated, and one count of causing a life-threatening injury while under the influence of alcohol.
I’m told that Caballero-Nalasco initially claimed to be a US citizen to law enforcement, but that he has no legal status in the US, and he has multiple siblings who are in the US illegally.
Per local media reporting, the judge in the case denied Nalasco’s request for bond, arguing he is a threat to community safety. Investigators on scene found no skid marks or any evidence that he tried to stop before crashing head on into a Toyota Camry on I-270, killing a 46-year-old mom and her 23-year-old daughter. An 8-year-old girl in the car suffered life threatening injuries and is hospitalized.
There were 911 calls about the wrong way vehicle on the interstate before the crash.
Troopers say they found a black bag in Nalasco’s car full of open and unopened Corona beers. They say he smelled of alcohol and had glossy eyes, and later admitted he had been drinking.