A previously deported criminal illegal alien with TWO DUI charges killed a 61-year-old NC man.

WRAL · January 29, 2026

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Anchor reports that a 61-year-old Durham man died in a hit-and-run and that the man charged in the death had been deported twice and is in the country illegally, according to authorities.

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A 61-year-old Durham man, Richard Ferguson Jr., died after being struck in a hit-and-run on Chalk Level Road; police charged 30-year-old Wilmer Mejia, who prosecutors said had been deported twice and whom ICE confirmed is in the country illegally.

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