EXCLUSIVE: Four-Time Deported Mexican Arrested for Hit-and-Run That Left Utah Pedestrian in Critical Condition
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just provided Border Hawk with immigration background for Maria Del Rocio Morales Ruvalcaba, a 51-year-old Mexican national.
The collision unfolded just before 6 p.m. on Nov. 4 in Spanish Fork, a city in Utah County.
Responding police and EMS encountered a 25-year-old male who had been struck by a minivan while crossing a street with friends. The driver continued onward without stopping.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital and remained in critical condition as of Wednesday.
On Nov. 10, Spanish Fork Police arrested Morales Ruvalcaba after locating a Dodge van with significant windshield damage that matched the description of the at-fault vehicle.
Morales Ruvalcaba was booked into the Utah County Jail on a charge of Third-Degree Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Injury.
ICE is urging local authorities to honor a federal detainer lodged against Morales Ruvalcaba.
"Morales Rubalcava illegally entered the U.S. on four separate occasions in April 2007 and was granted a voluntary return to Mexico each time. She illegally re-entered the country a FIFTH time at an unknown date and location," a DHS spokesperson told us.
"All of her claims will be heard by an immigration judge, and she will receive due process. This administration will not ignore the rule of law."