Thread: Killed in Friday night crash | Fletcher Mark Daniel Harris, Skylar Nichole Provenza

Identities of two killed in Friday night crash released; charges revealed for truck driver

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Jan 18, 2026

(This story has been updated to reflect that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has issued a detainer and administrative warrant for Aguilar.)

SALISBURY — The identities of the two people killed when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver on Friday night have been released.

Twenty-year-old Fletcher Mark Daniel Harris, from Catawba, and 19-year-old Skylar Nichole Provenza, from Statesville, were both killed in a crash on Amity Hill Road at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Friday night…

The driver of the Silverado has been identified as 37-year-old Juan Alvarado Aguilar, who was treated on scene by EMS for minor injuries and arrested. Aguilar has since been charged with two counts of felony causing death by a motor vehicle, driving while intoxicated, traveling left of the center line and driving while his license was revoked.

Aguilar was transported to the Rowan County Detention Center, and he was given a $250,000 bond for his charges related to the crash and an additional $1,500 bond for a failure to appear out of Cabarrus County for another DWI, according to jail records.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer and administrative warrant for Aguilar on Sunday, according to court records.

DHS Chief Kristi Noem: Fletcher Harris and Skylar Provenza ‘Would Still Be Alive’ if Not for Illegal Immigration



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by John Binder 23 Jan 2026

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Fletcher Harris, a 20-year-old college soccer player, and his girlfriend, 19-year-old Skylar Provenza, would still be alive today if not for illegal immigration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem says.

Juan Alvarado Aguilar, an illegal alien who is subject to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer, has been arrested and charged in Rowan County with two counts of felony death by a vehicle and one count of drunk driving.

Aguilar, according to police, was driving a truck when he crossed lanes and hit Harris, who was driving, and Provenza, who was sitting in the front passenger seat — killing them both at the scene of the crash.

In a statement to Breitbart News, Noem said Aguilar should never have been in the United States, as his temporary work visa, issued in March 2020, expired sometime later, but he did not depart as required.

“Fletcher and Skylar had their whole lives ahead of them. They would still be with us today if not for Juan Alvarado-Aguilar, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who chose to reckleslly drive drunk on our roads,” Noem said in a statement.



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“Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, dangerous foreign criminals with no right to be in the U.S. are being arrested and removed daily,” Noem said. “ICE has lodged an arrest detainer with the Rowan County Jail to ensure this criminal is not allowed back into our communities and is removed from the U.S. once and for all.”

ICE has since lodged a detainer against Aguilar, seeking custody of him should he be released from Rowan County Jail at any time.

Harris, a student at Catawba College, was a rising star soccer player and was a double major in biology and environmental studies. Harris was continuously on the Presidential Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

Provenza’s obituary describes her as a “natural born leader” who “was beauty wrapped in kindness, laughter, with a spirit that felt like sunshine.” Provenza and Harris, the obituary reads, were undoubtedly “soulmates.”

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