Border Hawk
Aug 6, 2024
A Honduran illegal alien who arrived to the U.S. as an ‘unaccompanied minor’ and was ordered deported has been charged in connection with a car crash that killed an American teen in Virginia, according to reports.
The deadly wreck unfolded in Chesapeake on February 19, but the suspect’s immigration background just came to light this week in a report published by The Virginian-Pilot.
Authorities say Elvis Jamir Cruz-Ferrera, 18, was traveling southbound on Interstate 664 when his vehicle struck that of Lauryn Ni’Kole Leonard, 19, who was driving in the same direction.
Both drivers lost control and Leonard was killed when her Toyota Solara slammed into a guardrail.
Cruz-Ferrera was injured but later released from hospital.
He was charged with felony reckless driving, driving without a license, driving without proof of insurance, and authorities discovered his vehicle had not been inspected in more than five years.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately lodged a detainer against Cruz-Ferrera with the Chesapeake City Jail, where he is still being held.
Virginia State Police added a charge of involuntary manslaughter some 10 days after the crash.
“Cruz-Ferrera waived a probable cause hearing July 2, with a Chesapeake Circuit Court grand jury scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to indict him on the manslaughter charge,” The Virginian-Pilot reports.
“Prosecutors dropped the other charges when Cruz-Ferrera waived his preliminary hearing, court records show. Assistant Chesapeake Commonwealth’s Attorney Mark McKinney declined to comment on the case last week.”
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