A Mexican illegal alien, who was arrested and released under Obama, was arrested late last week in connection with a hit and run in Dana Point, California, which killed a 71 year old man.
The incident occurred on Friday, and the suspect was arrested after fleeing the scene.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department,
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Dana Point Harbor Drive in Dana Point.
Deputies arrived and found Barry William Tutt, 71 years old of La Verne, severely injured. Tutt was transported to a local area hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the driver of a silver Ford sedan struck Tutt and then left the scene. With the help of witnesses, deputies were able to locate the driver of the Ford. The suspect, Humberto Munoz Gatica, 57, of Laguna Niguel, was arrested and booked at the Orange County Jail for charges related to the hit-and-run and suspicion of driving under the influence.
Fox’s Bill Melugin revealed that the suspect is an illegal alien who was previously arrested for robbery and served 10 days in jail before he was released under the Obama administration. According to ICE sources, Munoz Gatica was ordered to appear in court but failed to appear and has been living in California as a fugitive.
BREAKING: Per multiple ICE sources, the suspected DUI hit & run driver arrested for allegedly killing an elderly pedestrian in Orange County, CA on Friday is a Mexican illegal alien & ICE fugitive who has had an active deportation order since 2012.
I’m told 57-year-old Humberto Munoz Gatica, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in 2011 for being in the U.S. illegally. He was released by the Obama administration ICE with a notice to appear in court, but never showed up, and was ordered deported in absentia by a federal immigration judge in 2012.
He has been an ICE fugitive ever since, living in the sanctuary state of California.
Photo of him provided by ICE source is from his last DHS encounter in 2011.
Police suspect Gatica was driving under the influence in Dana Point, CA on Friday when he crashed into a pedestrian, 71-year-old Barry William Tutt, then fled the scene.
Tutt died as a result of his injuries.
Gatica has been booked into the Orange County jail on suspicion of DUI causing death or bodily injury & hit and run causing death or bodily injury.
I’m told Gatica has a prior arrest for robbery in 2011 in Orange County, CA, but he received a plea deal and was convicted instead of the lesser crime of grand theft and was sentenced to 10 days in jail.
BREAKING: Per multiple ICE sources, the suspected DUI hit & run driver arrested for allegedly killing an elderly pedestrian in Orange County, CA on Friday is a Mexican illegal alien & ICE fugitive who has had an active deportation order since 2012.
I’m told 57-year-old Humberto… pic.twitter.com/01VmeHFg0y
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 9, 2025
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