NAPA COUNTY, Calif. — A man charged with six counts of murder in connection with a fatal DUI crash in Napa County had been deported several times before the incident, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Norberto Celerino, 53 — who has also gone by the names Norberto (Beto) Celerino Villalva, Grabien Martinez, and Roberto Savaringo-Diabla — allegedly crashed a car into a tree on September 7, killing six passengers and severely injuring another, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors stated this is Celerino’s fourth DUI charge.
ICE officials confirmed that Celerino is a Mexican national who first entered the United States illegally in 1995. Since then, he has been arrested several times for offenses including cocaine possession and multiple DUIs, and has been removed from the U.S. multiple times.
“Beto Cerillo-Bialva … is a criminal alien from Mexico who first entered the United States in 1995,” an ICE spokesperson said. “His continued disregard for U.S. laws, and California’s sanctuary policies, has led to this tragic incident. Sanctuary laws continue to place the American public in danger and only protect the criminal aliens.”
The six victims were identified as:
Pedro Lopez Gomez, 57
Fernando Silverio, 34
Demetrio Celerino Francisco, 39
Beymar Reynosa Rodriguez, 32
Aaron Ruiz, 39
Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42
Authorities say Celerino is also accused of unlawfully re-entering the United States multiple times following prior deportations.
He is currently in custody and facing six counts of murder and additional charges related to driving under the influence.
