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Political firestorm over drunk driving crash in NJ
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Raul Luna-Perez has been accused of killing a mother and daughter in Lakewood
In a case drawing the White House's attention, an undocumented immigrant and serial drunk driver is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter after killing a mother and daughter in a drunk driving crash last month in Lakewood.
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Political firestorm over drunk driving crash in NJ
Clip: 8/11/2025 | 55sVideo has Closed Captions
In a case drawing the White House's attention, an undocumented immigrant and serial drunk driver is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter after killing a mother and daughter in a drunk driving crash last month in Lakewood.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipNew information is emerging in the case of an undocumented immigrant who allegedly killed a woman and her daughter in a drunk driving crash last month in Lakewood.
According to a recording obtained by the New Jersey Monitor, state prosecutors sought to detain Raul Luna Perez while he awaited trial, but a superior judge denied the request and ordered him to be released.
In the hearing last month, prosecutors said Luna Perez had been arrested three times in four months for driving under the influence.
But based on a pretrial assessment, the judge sided with Luna Perez's attorney and ordered him to be released to his home with an ankle monitor.
He was later arrested by immigration agents.
It comes as the White House has accused the Murphy administration's immigration policies of shielding criminals, claims the governor and attorney general have denied.
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