An illegal immigrant with numerous run-ins with the law who was ordered deported six years ago stands accused of killing a young Virginia college student in horrific car crash, according to a local report . Honduran national Elvis Jamir Cruz-Ferrera, 18, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the February death of Old Dominion University student Lauryn Ni’Kole Leonard , 19, according to the Virginia Pilot. “She was definitely one of a kind,” said Leonard’s brother Erick Hargrove, 31.
“A loving person. Friendly. Sociable.
Beautiful, inside and out.” The night Leonard was killed, she was driving her gray 2000 Toyota Solara on Interstate 664 in Chesapeake back to her apartment in Norfolk around 6 p.m.
when Cruz-Ferrara smashed into her, causing both drivers to lose control and hit the guardrails, according to the outlet. Leonard was killed immediately upon impact, and despite Cruz-Ferrara’s red 2008 Pontiac Vibe overturning, he survived the crash and was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. An immigration judge had ordered Cruz-Ferrera’s deportation back in 2018, during a hearing he didn’t appear for, after he crossed the border illegally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
Cruz-Ferrera had several run-ins with cops over traffic stops in the months leading up to the crash, according to the local outlet. However, authorities didn’t investigate his immigration status at the time. In November of last year, Cruz-Ferrer.