Nathanial “Nate” Baker, a student at the University of South Carolina, was killed in a hit-and-run Wednesday after an individual with an ICE warrant allegedly collided with his motorcycle.
Baker, 21, was trying to make a left turn on his motorcycle when he was struck by a driver in a pickup truck, according to WPDE-TV.
The Columbia Police Department later arrested Rosali Fernandez Cruz, 24, who is suspected of fleeing the scene after causing the accident.
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Cruz had been wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Sadly, Nathanial ‘Nate’ Baker, a USC student, has passed away after being hit by an illegal immigrant with no license, who had been wanted by ICE since 2018,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement, per WPDE-TV.
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