A USC student was killed Wednesday and another man was arrested following a hit-and-run crash near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Nathanial “Nate” Baker — a 21-year-old junior, who was a business major from Glen Allen, Virginia — died in the wreck. At about 2 p.m., Baker was riding a motorcycle that was hit by a pickup truck driven by 24-year-old Rosali Fernandez Cruz. Fernandez Cruz failed to yield the right of way while turning left at Blossom and Assembly streets, according to police. Baker was heading west on a motorcycle along Blossom Street when he was hit by the pickup, police said. Fernandez Cruz, along with the other occupants of the pickup, left the scene after the collision, according to police. Fernandez Cruz, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death, failure to render aid and driving without a license, in addition to failure to yield right of way, and is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. After researching Fernandez Cruz in the National Crime Information Center database, police said they learned that he was wanted by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police said they communicated with ICE regarding Fernandez Cruz’s arrest.
