NC: Illegal Immigrant Charged In Deadly East Charlotte Hit-
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Illegal Immigrant Charged In Deadly East Charlotte Hit-And-Run
POSTED: 5:45 am EDT April 23, 2007
UPDATED: 12:13 pm EDT April 23, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An illegal immigrant faces multiple charges after police say he hit and killed a pedestrian in east Charlotte and then left the scene.
Luciano Melendres, 30, is charged with felony hit-and-run, driving while impaired, driving with a revoked license, driving without liability insurance and driving with fictitious tags.
Officers say Melendres hit and killed a man crossing Albemarle Road near Farm Pond Lane around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. They say he fled the scene in a green Ford Expedition, but police found him and the sport utility vehicle a short time later.
Authorities have not identified the victim.
Melendres has prior DWI charges. He was arrested in March 2006 for driving while impaired and driving without a license.
Melendres has his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.