Woman arrested in Phoenix crash that killed her daughter 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.

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.

"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.