A truck driver who pleaded guilty to causing a crash that killed a man on Highway 285 last year was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers after he was released from the Jefferson County jail Sunday. Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, 47, was in the United States without proper authorization. ICE said they first became aware of him when he was arrested on local charges in Oregon in April 2002. From 2002 to present, Cruz-Mendoza has been removed from the United States, or voluntarily returned to Mexico, where he is a citizen, 16 times, ICE said on Sunday. Read more at: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/driver-in-fatal-highway-285-crash-released-from-jail-detained-by-ice/73-45a3f84e-93b9-45e8-9983-1af73231ffb5 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news X: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.