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WATCH: Man sentenced for 2024 crash that killed WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd

WATCH: The man convicted of hitting and killing Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd in March 2024 will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon. Raul Benitez-Santana was found guilty of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in early June. Benitez-Santana's sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday. The trial lasted a week and a half and the jury reached its verdict the same day deliberations began. Benitez-Santana, 33, did not testify in his defense during the trial. In closing arguments, prosecutors said the evidence was "overwhelming" that Benitez-Santana drank alcohol and smoked marijuana before driving at over 100 mph down the shoulder of I-5 in Marysville when he struck the back of Gadd's patrol car. Benitez-Santana's defense team, however, maintained that the amount of alcohol that he drank and the marijuana he smoked did not impair him when the crash happened. During the trial, the defense alleged that the test vials of Benitez-Santana's blood were contaminated at the hospital and were not stored properly in evidence. Prosecutors alleged both blood samples showed he had a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit of .08. STORY: https://komonews.com/news/local/raul-... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook:   / komonews   KOMO News on Twitter:   / komonews   KOMO News on Instagram:   / komo4   KOMO News on TikTok:   / komo4seattle   Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube:    / @komonews   Watch more top local news stories:    • Видео   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-... Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area, including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities. Tune into ARC Seattle Monday-Friday 7-10 a.m. and 10-11 p.m. on KUNS, The CW Network. #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #wsp #sentencing #truecrime #live #court #courttv #troopergadd This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information, contact us at [email protected]