Woman arrested in Phoenix crash that killed her daughter detained by ICE
ICE detains deadly Phoenix crash suspect
A woman arrested in connection to a rollover crash in Phoenix that killed her 9-year-old daughter has been detained by ICE.
PHOENIX - A woman accused of manslaughter in connection to a rollover crash in Phoenix that killed her 9-year-old daughter has been detained by ICE.
The backstory:
On April 12, a single-car crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 at Peoria Avenue. Four people were taken to a hospital, including a 1-year-old girl, a 3-year-old boy and an 11-year-old boy.
The driver, 30-year-old Brenda Liliana Rivera-Estrada, was also hurt and hospitalized.
Rivera-Estrada's 9-year-old daughter died at the scene. DPS says she was sharing a seat belt with a sibling when she was ejected from the car. The other children were treated at a hospital and released. Authorities said Rivera-Estrada was passing vehicles and driving recklessly.
Girl killed, 3 other kids hurt in I-17 rollover crash; mother arrested
A Phoenix woman has been arrested after a rollover crash on I-17 at Peoria Avenue left one of her children dead, and several of them hurt.
During their investigation, DPS says troopers detected an odor of marijuana coming from the car. In the court hearing, officials said Rivera-Estrada admitted she smoked marijuana the day before the crash.
Rivera-Estrada was arrested after being released from the hospital and booked into jail on charges of manslaughter and child abuse.
Dig deeper:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says Rivera-Estrada was taken into custody by ICE officers at the Maricopa County facility where she was detained. The agency says Rivera-Estrada is a Mexican national who came to the U.S. 17 years ago with authorization to stay for only up to 30 days.
Brenda Liliana Rivera-Estrada (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
"Rivera-Estrada entered the United States Feb. 14, 2009, through Nogales, Arizona, as a nonimmigrant border-crosser with authorization to remain up to 30 days. She remained in the United States beyond that period in violation of our laws," the agency said in a news release.
ICE says Rivera-Estrada will remain in federal custody pending the outcome of her immigration proceedings.
The Source: Information for this story was gathered from a news release by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a FOX 10 report on April 13, 2026.