Illegal Alien from Mexico Charged with Killing 14-Year-Old Boy Riding His Bike
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July 17, 2018
John Binder
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An illegal alien working in Wixom County, Michigan, as a waiter has been charged with killing a 14-year-old boy in a hit and run crash.
Miguel A. Ibarra Cerda, an illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested and charged by the Wixom Police Department with reckless driving that resulted in a death and leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly hit 14-year-old Justin Lee, according to Detroit News.
Police say Cerda—who only speaks Spanish—was driving a blue Honda Odyssey minivan when he hit Justin, who was riding his bike to a friend’s house. Cerda was driving on the wrong side of the road at the time and immediately drove off from the scene of the crash, according to police and eyewitnesses.
Justin was left in a ditch and later died in a nearby hospital.
According to police, Cerda was attempting to flee back to Mexico after being arrested, prompting District Judge Travis Reeds to set a bond of $350,000.
Now, Justin’s mother, Pattie Warner-Lee, remembers her son as a “very kind” boy who, as she described, would stick up for his classmates if they were being bullied.
Warner-Lee told Detroit News:
“We are so grateful to police for their quick work on this and making an arrest,” the victim’s mother, Pattie Warner-Lee, said outside the courtroom. “I had just made him something to eat after school and he was returning a friend’s bike to him when this happened a couple block from our house.
“I remember him kissing me on the head before leaving the house and telling me he loved me,” she said, her lips quivering. “He was a very kind person. The kind who is so funny he could pick you up when you were at your lowest.
“One younger boy came by the house crying after hearing of Justin’s death,” she said. “He told me how Justin had stood up for him when he was bullied on the school bus. He called my son his hero.”
Warner-Lee said her son also loved football and dreamed of attending the University of Michigan to play college ball. His teammates attended the vigil for Justin at Walled Lake Western High School where he was a freshman.
“His dreams were to go on to University of Michigan after high school to play football and study forensic science,” Warner-Lee told Detroit News. “I believe he would have done both.”
A GoFundMe account has been created for Justin’s family in his honor. Supporters can donate here.
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Illegal immigrant bound over for trial in hit-and-run that killed Justin Lee of Wixom
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Miguel Ibarra-Cerda during a previous appearance in 52-1 District Court. (Aileen Wingblad/Digital First Media)
7/19/2018
By Aileen Wingblad
The illegal immigrant charged with the fatal hit-and run of a Wixom teen has been bound over for trial in Oakland County Circuit Court.
Miguel Ibarra-Cerda, 21, waived his right to a preliminary exam July 18 in Novi’s 52-1 District Court.
Ibarra-Cerda, who’s communicating through an interpreter during court proceedings, is charged with reckless driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death in the accident which killed Justin Lee, 14.
Justin, a Walled Lake Western High School student and football player, was riding a bike along Potter Road, just east of Wixom Road near his home, when he was hit by a minivan shortly after 5:30 p.m. on June 11. The driver fled the scene.
Based on information from witnesses, investigators identified Ibarra-Cerda as the person they say was behind the wheel and, thanks to a tip to police, he was arrested June 12 in Lansing. It’s believed he was headed to Mexico, according to Wixom Public Safety Director Ron Moore.
Ibarra-Cerda faces up to 15 years in prison for each charge.
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November trial for illegal immigrant charged in fatal hit-and-run of Wixom teen, Just
November trial for illegal immigrant charged in fatal hit-and-run of Wixom teen, Justin Lee
By Aileen Wingblad
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Justin Lee was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in June. An illegal immigrant is charged in his death.
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Miguel Ibarra-Cerda during a court appearance in Novi this summer.
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Trial is set to begin Nov. 29 for the illegal immigrant charged with the fatal hit-and-run of a Wixom teen that happened in June.
Miguel Ibarra-Cerda, 21, is charged with reckless driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death in the collision which killed Justin Lee, 14.
Justin, a Walled Lake Western High School student and football player, was riding a bike along Potter Road, just east of Wixom Road near his home, when he was hit by a minivan shortly after 5:30 p.m. on June 11. The driver fled the scene, but a tip led police to Ibarra-Cerda the next day in Lansing, where he was arrested.
According to Wixom Public Safety Director Ron Moore, authorities believe he was headed back to Mexico.
Ibarra-Cerda faces up to 15 years in prison for each charge. He’s communicating through an interpreter during court proceedings.
His trial will be held before Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews.
About a month before the fatal hit-and-run, Ibarra-Cerda pleaded guilty to driving without a valid license in Commerce Township.
A GoFundMe page set up in memory of Justin has raised $33,029 of a $40,000 goal as of Aug. 29. To donate, go to https://www.gofundme.com/justin-lee-memorial.
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Nearly three months after Wixom teen Justin Lee was killed in a hit-and-run, a memorial remains on Potter Road in Wixom, near where the collision occurred.
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