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A inferior astatine the University of South Carolina was tally implicit and killed by an amerciable migrant from El Salvador antecedently arrested and released astir a decennary ago, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The hit-and-run killed 21-year-old Nathanial 'Nate' G. Baker, who was riding a motorcycle, straight successful beforehand of the assemblage field successful downtown Columbia connected Wednesday.
Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, 24, failed to output and turned near into the intersection of Assembly and Blossom Streets earlier smashing his motortruck into Baker, the Columbia Police Department said.
Fernandez-Cruz is besides accused of driving distant from the country earlier getting retired of his car and attempting to flee. An serviceman gave pursuit and detained the suspect.
Two men with Fernandez-Cruz astatine the clip of the mishap besides fled, according to police. No charges are pending against them and their migration statuses are unknown.
Baker was yet taken to a section infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.
Fernandez-Cruz was charged with deed and tally resulting successful death, nonaccomplishment to springiness accusation and render aid, and nonaccomplishment to output the close of way. He was besides charged with driving without a license.
Tricia McLaughlin, DHS adjunct caput for nationalist affairs, said successful a connection that the fishy was 'in our state illegally' and that Baker 'should beryllium live today.'
Nathanial 'Nate' G. Baker, a inferior astatine the University of South Carolina, was killed Wednesday successful a hit-and-run crash. He was riding a motorcycle and was struck by a truck
Columbia constabulary accidental 24-year-old Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, an amerciable migrant from El Salvador, was the antheral down the instrumentality of the motortruck that killed Baker (Pictured: Fernandez-Cruz appears successful tribunal aft helium was charged successful transportation with the crash)
She added that DHS 'prays for Nate's family, friends, and loved ones and volition enactment each time to support guiltless Americans similar Nate.'
After Columbia constabulary apprehended Fernandez-Cruz, they learned helium was wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The constabulary section has communicated with the bureau regarding his arrest.
Fernandez-Cruz was ordered retired of the state successful 2018 by an migration judge
A root wrong DHS told Fox News Fernandez-Cruz was antecedently arrested by US Border Patrol officers successful Hidalgo, Texas, connected December 24, 2016.
An migration justice past ordered him backmost to El Salvador astir 2 years aboriginal connected September 6, 2018.
Baker was a concern large from Glen Allen, Virginia, according to a connection from the University of South Carolina.
'Our prayers and deepest sympathies spell retired to Nate's household and friends during this hard time,' according to assemblage officials. 'Counseling unit are actively moving with those impacted, and services are disposable to immoderate subordinate of our field assemblage affected by this tragedy.'
Baker was a subordinate of the university's section of Phi Gamma Delta, a fraternity commonly known arsenic Fiji.
'Yesterday, we mislaid not conscionable a brother, but a leader, a relation model, and a existent embodiment of what our fraternity stands for,' the enactment wrote successful a statement on Instagram.
Pictured: Heartbroken students astatine the University of South Carolina who knew Baker stitchery astir a memorial for him that was acceptable up connected campus
Clay Best, a fraternity brother, told WIS10 he'll marque definite Baker 'lives done us,' adding that helium is 'grateful that I got the accidental cognize him'
Baker (center) pictured with 2 of his fraternity brothers astatine an event
The connection continued: 'Nate Baker brought light, laughter, and emotion into each of our lives. Nate volition ever beryllium remembered for the mode helium showed up for others and the interaction helium had connected everyone astir him.'
'His passion, loyalty, and emotion for this brotherhood volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. May we grant his representation by surviving with the aforesaid kindness, selflessness and generosity that helium showed to everyone astir him. Rest successful Peace Nathaniel Baker.'
Clay Best, a fraternity brother, told WIS10 he'll marque definite Baker 'lives done us,' adding that helium is 'grateful that I got the accidental cognize him.'
Aidan Roberts, 1 of Baker’s fraternity brothers, said helium knew him for the past 3 years. He was among the galore students who gathered astir a memorial connected campus.
'He is astir apt 1 of the champion guys I’ve ever met. He’s specified a guys guy, ever helping a manus whenever you request him, guy’s greeting oregon night, helium would virtually bash thing for you. He’s 1 of the champion radical I person ever travel crossed and we are each fortunate to person known him,' Roberts said.
People who knew him said helium was the nicest idiosyncratic and that his grin volition beryllium the happening they retrieve the most.
The Columbia Police Department revealed to the section outlet that determination were 27 collisions past twelvemonth astatine the intersection wherever Baker was killed this week.
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