Police: Suspect in Colts player’s crash death deported twice
Police say a man being held in a suspected drunken driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver has twice been deported from the U.S. Police said Monday that 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Savala remains jailed following the crash early Sunday. Police say Jackson and Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe were standing outside their car along Interstate 70 in Indianapolis when they were fatally hit by a pickup truck being driven by the Guatemala citizen.
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Investigators said he was deported in 2007 and 2009, and was again living illegally in the
Police said Jackson, who grew up in
Both men were struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by Orrego-Savala, police said. Investigators said they believe Orrego-Savala, who lives in
A breath test administered at the crash scene found that Orrego-Savala's blood-alcohol content was 0.239 percent, or nearly three times Indiana's legal limit of 0.08 percent, according to a probable cause affidavit.
That affidavit, which was filed Sunday under the fake name
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He added that the fatal accident highlights the need for building a
Rokita later tweeted that "this news should make all Americans angry."
The deaths of Jackson and Monroe come about two months after a California jury acquitted a Mexican man in the fatal
During the presidential campaign, then-candidate
Orrego-Savala remained in the
Jackson, 26, started eight games for the Colts during the 2016 season, finishing third on the team with 61 tackles. He was considered a possible starter at inside linebacker for the 2017 but missed the season after suffering an injury during training camp.
The 6-foot, 234-pound Jackson previously played for the
The Colts said in a statement Sunday that Jackson "was well-respected among all with whom he crossed paths, and he will be greatly missed in our locker room and throughout our entire organization."
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