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Published: 2013-01-20 14:35:00
Updated: 2013-01-21 22:51:51

Posted: January 20
Updated: January 21

Police: Man charged in drunken hit-and-run crash

Alejandro Ramirez-Castaneda
Alejandro Ramirez-Castaneda
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Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh man was arrested on several charges Sunday after police say he fled the scene of an early-morning wreck that seriously injured a man.

Alejandro Ramirez-Castaneda, 25, of 2561 New Hope Church Road, was charged with felony hit and run, felony serious injury by vehicle, resisting a public officer by running, open container of alcohol, improper passing to the left, driving without an operator's license and driving while impaired.

The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Garner Road at Peterson Street, police said. Ramirez-Castaneda allegedly fled on foot.

The victim, identified by family members as Joseph Paul Johnson, was taken to WakeMed in Raleigh, where he was listed in critical condition Sunday evening.

The Department of Homeland Security has an immigration detainer on Ramirez-Castaneda, who is originally from Mexico and is wanted on outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court on resisting arrest and assault on a female charges.

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how sad that most of the comments regarding this story have a racist tone. Some immigrants are bad and some are good. Just like natural citizens....Hopefully they get this scumbag out of here or lock him up asap so he can quit giving hard-working, honest people a bad name.
maisoui82
January 24, 2013 1:15 p.m.
This is what all you liberals wanted. Here is your poor hispanic immigrant (just wanted to come to the US to get a better job) = KERMIT

He came here to get a job from a liberal? You MUSt be a Romney lib.
Minarchist
January 22, 2013 8:29 a.m.
This is what all you liberals wanted. Here is your poor hispanic immigrant (just wanted to come to the US to get a better job) totally ignoring our laws. What respect he has for the great country he wants to be part of.
kermit60
January 22, 2013 8:16 a.m.
"Poor job by those who should have found him BEFORE he injured someone" -Scubagirl

Hey Scubagirl, I encourage you to join your local police department or the U.S. Marshals, and report back to us on how many illegal hispanics you lock-up for failing to appear on misdemeanor charges. Really??? They might have their picture on four different identifications, and just go live somewhere else in a 2-bedroom apartment with 19 other people. Good luck with that!
superfly
January 21, 2013 7:26 p.m.
"See contray (sic) to popular belief you can not tell an illegal by just looking at them!!!!" NicenSmooth

Which is why they have to be stopped and checked. Too bad you don't like it. Complain to your "leaders".
Terkel
January 21, 2013 5:51 p.m.
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