Texas jet ski hit-and-run: Suspects arrested are in US illegally, AG says | LiveNOW from FOX

Texas Game Wardens have arrested a woman linked to the death of an 18-year-old who was struck by a jet ski while kayaking on Grapevine Lake.

Grapevine police says a man who drove the suspect away from the scene has also been arrested.

Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Tuesday morning at a home in the 4700 block of Kildare Avenue in Oak Cliff.

Police from Grapevine and Dallas, along with Texas Game Wardens and federal agents, surrounded the blue, two-story home around 11 a.m., using drones to look inside the windows.

They ultimately took Gonzalez into custody.

Immigration Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security agents were also part of the massive law enforcement presence when Gonzalez was arrested.

In Gonzalez's arrest affidavit, it states she is being charged with second-degree felony manslaughter.

Her bond is set at $500,000.

Grapevine Police announced another man, 21-year-old, Maikel Coello Perozo, who is believed to be the driver of a blue Toyota Corolla that fled the scene with Gonzalez, was arrested on Tuesday as well.

Police say Perozo crashed into two cars while trying to help Gonzalez escape from the lake. The two then got out of the car and ran from the scene.

Both were arrested in Dallas.

Perozo is currently facing a charge of an accident involving collision. An additional charge is expected tomorrow.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said both Gonzalez, who is from Venezuela, and Perozo were in the country illegally.

"We are thankful for the help of fellow law enforcement officers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Dallas Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations," the Texas Game Wardens said on social media.

"Ava Moore’s senseless death was caused by an illegal alien who should have never been in our country in the first place. My heart breaks for Ava’s family and friends, and my prayers are with them as they face this tragedy," said Attorney General Paxton.

The arrest affadavit suggests the jet ski was traveling at a high rate of speed and in close proximity to swimmers and others. The kayakers had made the decision to paddle away from the area, and were in the process of doing so, when Gonzalez struck the kayak operated by Ava Moore from behind.

It’s reported that bystanders tried to restrain the suspects but the people Gonzalez and Perozo were with guided them to the parking lot where they could get away.

Investigators said two women were on a jet ski that struck 18-year-old Moore near Oak Grove Park on Sunday evening.

Moore was pulled to shore and treated for severe head trauma before being taken to a nearby hospital where she later died.

The passenger on the jet ski remained at the scene and was interviewed by first responders.

FOX 4 Dallas reporter David Sentendrey joins Christina Evans with the latest details.

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