Sanctuary New Jersey: Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Woman, Her 11-Year-Old Daughter

An illegal alien with a history of drunk driving is accused of killing a woman and her 11-year-old daughter in a car crash in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.

Raul Luna-Perez, a 43-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, has been arrested by the Lakewood Township Police Department and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and assault.

On July 26, police responded to a fatal crash allegedly caused by Luna-Perez after he reportedly crossed into an oncoming lane of traffic and hit a woman with two 11-year-old girls in her vehicle head-on.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while her 11-year-old daughter was rushed to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. The other 11-year-old passenger is in serious but stable condition in a New Jersey hospital.

Luna-Perez had two passengers in his vehicle as well, but both suffered only minor injuries.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has since lodged a detainer against Luna-Perez, requesting custody of him if he is released from local police custody at any time. ICE officials revealed that Luna-Perez has had multiple run-ins with the law, but New Jersey’s sanctuary state policy protected him from being turned over to their custody.

On June 25, 2023, Luna-Perez was arrested for simple domestic violence. On March 20 of this year, Luna-Perez was arrested for drunk driving, and on April 17, he was again arrested for drunk driving.

“Governor Murphy and his sanctuary policies released this serial criminal into New Jersey communities,” the Department of Homeland Security’s Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Now, this innocent family is shattered by their failed leadership.”

“President Trump and Secretary Noem will continue to do everything in their power to remove these criminal illegal aliens before they destroy more lives,” McLaughlin said.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office, though, suggested to Fox News Digital that he does not support sanctuary policies.

“The Governor believes that Mr. Luna-Perez, who has been arrested multiple times for DUI and domestic violence, should not have been allowed behind the wheel and should have already been deported due to his previous dangerous criminal activity,” a spokesman for Murphy said.

Bet he doesn't get one step off the OC jail property this time.

This sanctuary bullshit needs to stop.

Why is MADD silent for all this?

You would think 3 DUI”s and now the murder of two innocents would generate protests.

Let's all meet Raul Luna-Perez:

Doing work Americans won’t do……

Dead eyes.

Let’s see how leftist democRATs respond to demands to do something about this turd.

I'm shocked...shocked I tell ya that his neck is covered in gang symbol or prison shit. SHOCKED!

ICE Place Detainer On Undocumented DUI Driver Charged In Lakewood Double Fatal: Feds
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a 43-year-old man charged with killing a New Jersey mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a drunk driving, head-on crash last month, the agency said.
Cecilia Levine
08/05/2025 4:53 p.m.
Raul Luna-Perez, 43, of Red Bank, entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location. The agency said he had multiple prior arrests, including:


March 20, 2025, and April 17, 2025, for DUI, also by Red Bank Police.

Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
Records show he was being held in a contracted faciilty in Elizabeth.

ICE said New Jersey’s sanctuary state policies allowed him to remain in the community despite the charges.

“Governor Murphy and his sanctuary policies released this serial criminal into New Jersey communities,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Now, this innocent family is shattered by their failed leadership.”

Mahen Gunaratna, a spokesman for the governor's office, released the following statement to Daily Voice:

"The Governor believes that Mr. Luna-Perez, who has been arrested multiple times for DUI and domestic violence, should not have been allowed behind the wheel and should have already been deported due to his previous dangerous criminal activity."

ICE lodged a detainer on Luna-Perez on July 28 and began removal proceedings, the agency said.

Luna-Perez was arrested by Lakewood police just before 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, after crashing his Dodge Durango into a Nissan Sentra at the intersection of Cross Street and Hearthstone Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release.

Luna-Perez crossed into oncoming traffic before striking the Nissan head-on, Billhimer said.

The female driver of the Nissan, identified on a GoFundMe as 42-year-old Maria Pleitez, was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. Her 11-year-old daughter, Dayanara Cortes, was rushed to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, where she died a short time later, he said.

A second 11-year-old girl who was seated in the back of the Nissan remained in serious but stable condition as of Sunday, July 27, Billhimer said.

Two passengers in the Dodge Durango were treated and released at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, according to the prosecutor.

First responders noted signs of impairment in Luna-Perez at the scene, Billhimer said. A blood draw was performed under a court-authorized warrant. The results are pending.

Luna-Perez was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and assault by auto and is being held in Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing, Billhimer said.

Meanwhile, the GoFundMe launched by Maria Celina Aguilar had raised more than $31,000 as of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

ICE said victims of illegal alien crime can seek support from the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office by calling 1-855-488-6423.

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