GLEN ALLEN, Va. — The Deep Run Excessive Faculty neighborhood is in mourning after the tragic loss of life of an alumnus.
Nate Baker, 21, died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver whereas away at school on the College of South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.
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Police in Columbia, South Carolina say round 2 p.m. that day, Baker was driving his bike into an intersection when he was struck by a pick-up truck.
Police say the motive force of that truck fled the scene however was later captured and recognized as 24-year-old Rosali Fernandez-Cruz. Columbia police confirmed to media shops in South Carolina that Fernandez-Cruz was needed by ICE.
The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Safety, Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X:
“Yesterday, 21-year-old USC scholar Nathaniel “Nate” Baker was driving a bike when he was hit by a truck driver who fled the scene. The hit & run driver was in our nation illegally. Nate ought to be alive right this moment. @DHSgov
prays for Nate’s household, buddies and family members and can work day by day to guard harmless People like Nate.”
Fernandez-Cruz is charged with hit-and-run leading to loss of life, failure to render support and driving with out a license.
Mates inform CBS 6 that Nate’s household is in South Carolina, the place he was in his junior yr at USC engaged on a enterprise diploma.
We reached out to a number of buddies who mentioned the information is simply too uncooked proper now and they’re nonetheless processing the tragic loss.
This can be a growing story. Email tributes or memories of Nate Baker to the CBS 6 Newsroom.
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