US EditionRemembering Nate Baker: Community mourns loss of Glen Allen native killed in hit-and-run crash
- Nate Baker, a 21-year-old USC student and Deep Run High School alumnus, died in a hit-and-run on Wednesday around 2 p.m.
- Baker was riding his motorcycle at the Assembly Street intersection when a pickup truck struck him, and the driver fled the scene.
- Columbia police apprehended the driver, Rosali Fernandez-Cruz, age 24, who now faces multiple charges related to the fatal collision.
- Fernandez-Cruz is charged with hit-and-run resulting in death, failure to render aid, and driving without a license, according to reports.
- The University of South Carolina community mourns Baker's death, with counseling services available; Fernandez-Cruz was denied bond.
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Henrico 21-year-old killed in crash near University of South Carolina campus
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 21-year-old University of South Carolina student from Henrico County was killed in a crash near the university's campus on Wednesday, according to police. At around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, a driver -- identified by the Columbia Police Department as Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz -- allegedly failed to yield the right of way while turning left at the intersection of Blossom and Assembly streets near the University …
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Suspect denied bond in hit-and-run that killed USC student
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - A student at the University of South Carolina was killed in a hit-and-run, according to USC Law Enforcement & Safety. The Columbia Police Department said the accident occurred at the intersection of Blossom and Assembly Street near campus on Wednesday afternoon. The victim, 21-year-old Nathanial "Nate" Baker, was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a pickup truck. Baker, a native of Glen Allen, Virginia, was a junior s…
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