U.S. Marshals have located and detained the suspect in a fatal Illinois hit-and-run in a Texas town south of Dallas.
A 27-year-old Mexican citizen, Juan Jahaziel Saenz-Suarez, residing in Urbana, Illinois, is facing charges for allegedly colliding with Chloe Polzin, 21, and Katherine Abraham, 20, in Urbana on Jan. 19 just before 2 a.m.
Authorities identified Saenz-Suarez as the registered owner of a red Mitsubishi Outlander involved in the fatal accident through investigative efforts. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Jan. 20, as indicated in a press release by Urbana police on Wednesday.
The U.S. Marshals Service successfully located Saenz-Suarez in Milford, Texas, situated about an hour south of Dallas. Saenz-Suarez was apprehended while aboard an El Expreso bus bound for Matamoros, Mexico, according to law enforcement officials.
The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of University Avenue and Coler Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. (Google Maps)
The USMS noted that Saenz-Suarez had previously been deported from the United States one time.
“This type of partnership is essential to local law enforcement, and I would like to thank the women and men of the Urbana Police Department and the US Marshals Service for their efforts in capturing Saenz-Suarez,” Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone said in a Wednesday statement.
The U.S. Marshals Service helped capture the suspect in Texas. (US Marshals Service)
Urbana Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin extended her “sincere condolences to the families and friends affected by this horrible event.”
