Sheriff: Men Charged In Hit-And-Run In U.S. Illegally
Posted: 11:02 pm EDT September 8, 2010
Updated: 5:12 pm EDT September 9, 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Mecklenburg County Sheriff Chipp Bailey said two men charged in a Wednesday night hit-and-run crash that injured a child are in the country illegally.

Juan Lopez, 30, is charged with felony hit-and-run after police said he hit a 6-year-old boy, who was riding a bike across North Sharon Amity Road at Kimmerly Glen Lane. Passenger Rogelio Islas, 30, is charged with misdemeanor failure to give information or assistance.

Renata Underwood said she saw the child in the road and heard people yelling.

“They were just screaming, ‘They hit him and ran,’â€