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An illegal immigrant who pleaded guilty to killing a South Carolina college student in a hit-and-run will be released next year after completing his one-year sentence.<\/p>\n

Rosali Fernandez-Cruz was admitted to the state Department of Corrections on Aug. 14, 2025, according to South Carolina Department of Corrections records.<\/p>\n

His projected release date is March 2, 2026. Fernandez-Cruz pleaded guilty to hit-and-run<\/a> resulting in death \u2014 the most serious charge against him \u2014 according to Robert Kittle, communications director for the state attorney general\u2019s office, who spoke with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

There was no plea agreement, and prosecutors informed the judge of other traffic-related charges against Fernandez-Cruz, Kittle said.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED HONDURAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH KILLING TEEN WHO REJECTED HIS SEXUAL ADVANCES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The judge decided the sentence, which was one year,” he said.<\/p>\n

Fernandez-Cruz, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, received the light sentence for the April 2 death of Nathaniel Baker, 21, in Columbia. Baker was a junior at the University of South Carolina<\/a> and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.<\/p>\n

Fernandez-Cruz was accused of failing to yield and striking Baker, who was riding a motorcycle. He then fled the scene, authorities said.<\/p>\n

MULTIPLE FATAL CRASHES LINKED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SPARK ARRESTS ACROSS US IN RECENT DAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kittle noted that Baker\u2019s family has forgiven Fernandez-Cruz and that they were consulted about the sentence before it was imposed.<\/p>\n

“They did not want this to be politicized or highly publicized,” he said. “They were in agreement with the guilty plea and sentence.”<\/p>\n

Fernandez-Cruz was wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> (ICE) before the accident, police said.<\/p>\n

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) source told Fox News at the time that Fernandez-Cruz had been arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Hidalgo, Texas, on Dec. 24, 2016.<\/p>\n

Nearly two years later, on Sept. 6, 2018, an immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, ordered Fernandez-Cruz to be deported to El Salvador.<\/a><\/p>\n

After his release, Fernandez-Cruz will be taken into ICE custody to begin deportation proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/illegal-immigrant-gets-one-year-hit-and-run-death-university-south-carolina-student <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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