Victim: Richard Ferguson Jr., 61. Suspect: Wilmer Marcotulio Fuentes‑Mejia (also reported as Werner Orosco‑Clemente / Wilmer Fuentes Mejia), 30.
Location: Durham, North Carolina — near a bus stop in the 900 block of Chalk Level Road. Date: the crash occurred Sept. 13, 2025 (victim pronounced dead following the crash).
Yes. Durham Police investigated and local news reports detail the fatal hit‑and‑run; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (ICE) also issued a public statement (ICE lodged a detainer). Those are official or authoritative agency and local law‑enforcement reporting confirming the death and the suspect’s alleged involvement.
Local prosecutors filed criminal traffic and related charges in connection with the Sept. 13 fatal hit‑and‑run; local reporting lists charges including felony hit‑and‑run, involuntary manslaughter, and driving‑while‑impaired (see local news coverage for the full current charging history).
ICE (DHS) publicly stated the suspect had been ordered removed in December 2019 and removed by ICE in 2020; DHS’s press release says he reentered the U.S. illegally. DHS did not publish detailed deportation case records or exact removal location/date beyond that statement; court or ICE case files would be needed for fuller official records.
DHS’s statement says the suspect’s criminal history “includes two previous arrests for driving under the influence.” Public reporting repeats that language; available articles and the DHS release describe prior arrests—not detailed conviction records—so the sources indicate arrests rather than explicitly listing convictions. Court records would be required to confirm convictions.
Yes. ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) lodged an arrest detainer for the suspect at the Durham County Detention Center and DHS publicly announced ICE’s involvement.