Fatal DUI crash kills soccer player, illegal immigrant suspect had prior DWI

An unlawful immigrant charged in a deadly DUI crash that killed a beloved school soccer participant and his girlfriend in North Carolina had a earlier DWI cost dismissed years earlier — a historical past that’s now fueling a renewed debate over immigration enforcement, court docket information present.

Courtroom paperwork reviewed by Fox Information Digital Present Juan Alvarado Aguilar, 37, was charged with driving below the affect in Cabarrus County on November 5, 2020. The case was dismissed by the district lawyer’s workplace on go away, a procedural step below North Carolina regulation that removes a case from the court docket with out terminating it and permits prosecutors to reinstate the cost below restricted circumstances.

The unresolved standing of that earlier DWI cost has come below renewed scrutiny following the deadly crash that killed Fletcher Harris, 20, and Skylar Provenza, 19.

In keeping with the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol, the crash occurred late Friday night time when Aguilar crossed the middle line and collided head-on with one other automobile on Amity Hill Street.

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Juan Alvarado Aguilar is seen in a reserving picture launched by authorities. Police mentioned 37-year-old Aguilar was recognized as the driving force of a Chevrolet Silverado concerned in a DUI crash that left two individuals lifeless. (Rowan County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Aguilar appeared in court docket Tuesday with the assistance of a Spanish translator and faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter and one depend of driving below the affect in reference to the Jan. 16 crash. according to WCNC.

Prosecutors requested that Aguilar’s bond be elevated from an preliminary $250,000 to $2 million, citing his prison historical past and considerations that he might flee. The decide exceeded that request and set bond at greater than $5 million.

“I’m very involved about his look in court docket and the information of this case,” the decide mentioned earlier than issuing the bond determination, WCNC reported.

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Fletcher Harris and Skylar Provenza are proven in an undated picture. Authorities say the 2 died in a drunk driving accident. (Instagram/skylar_provenza)

Prosecutors informed the court docket {that a} state trooper observed that the odor of alcohol on the scene was so robust that it overpowered different odors, together with burnt rubber and oil. Aguilar admitted that he was the driving force and that nobody else was in his automobile, in keeping with court docket testimony.

Troopers additionally testified that Aguilar tripped on the scene and fell right into a trooper whereas strolling to a patrol automotive earlier than being handcuffed. He later complained of again ache and was taken to a hospital, the place his blood was drawn as a part of the investigation, prosecutors mentioned.

In the course of the listening to, prosecutors revealed that Aguilar has two earlier court docket failures and already has a DWI cost on his report. He has additionally been positioned below an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer, in keeping with WCNC, with prosecutors claiming he posed a major flight threat.

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Fletcher Harris and Skylar Provenza are proven in a photograph taken earlier than their deaths. Authorities say the 2 died in a drunk driving accident. (Instagram/skylar_provenza)

Jail information present Aguilar is being held on the Rowan County Detention Middle, together with his subsequent court docket look scheduled for March 2.

Harris was a member of the Catawba School males’s soccer program for 3 seasons and double majored in environmental and sustainability research and biology, in keeping with the college. The faculty mentioned Harris has been constantly acknowledged on the Presidential Honor Roll and the Dean’s Listing.

North Carolina Home Speaker Destin Corridor mentioned the case underscores what he described because the lethal penalties of weak immigration enforcement.

In an announcement, Corridor blamed federal border insurance policies for the deaths, saying, “The lives of Fletcher Harris and Skylar Provenza had been senselessly taken by an unlawful alien who drove whereas impaired. He had no enterprise being in our nation and two extra younger lives had been stolen by open border insurance policies.”

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Republican Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina additionally weighed in on the case, blaming what he described because the state’s “sanctuary coverage” for the deaths.

“Fletcher and Skylar are the newest victims of NC’s lethal sanctuary coverage,” Harris wrote on

The case has additionally renewed consideration to federal laws focusing on unlawful immigrants convicted of great driving violations.

Senator John Cornyn’s proposed Cease Unlawful Aliens Drunk Driving Act would classify DUI or DWI offenses that lead to dying or severe bodily harm as aggravated felonies below federal immigration regulation, eradicating offenders and denying them authorized immigration standing.

Stepheny Worth covers crime together with lacking individuals, murders and migrant crime. Ship story tricks to stepheny.worth@fox.com.