Man Arrested Over Crash That Killed Nevada Senator’s Aide Is Illegal Immigrant: DHS

Elmer Rueda-Linares, 18, was initially charged with a felony hit-and-run. The charge has now been changed to failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, speaks at a rally in Henderson, Nev., on Nov. 6, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

A man arrested in connection with the death of an adviser to a Nevada Senator earlier this month was staying in the United States illegally, according to officials.

Kurt Englehart, adviser to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev), was killed in a two-car crash on April 6, an obituary for the 38-year-old states.