RALEIGH, NC : A Wilmington man accused of causing a fatal wrong-way crash in eastern Wake County on Tuesday, 10th April 2018

A Wilmington man accused of causing a fatal wrong-way crash in eastern Wake County now faces another charge.

Jesus Velez-Alvarado, 28, was charged Tuesday with felony death by vehicle, according to records filed with the City County Bureau of Identification.


Velez-Alvarado, who immigration officials believe is in the United States illegally, has been in jail since Sunday after the Highway Patrol charged him with causing serious injury by a vehicle, which is a felony, driving while impaired and driving the wrong way on a two-lane highway.

The accident occurred at 1:50 a.m. Sunday on Knightdale Boulevard near Old Milburnie Road. Leroy Owens, who was driving the other vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency workers. His wife, Lakeatia Daniels-Owens, suffered "traumatic life threatening injuries," according to an arrest warrant and traffic citations filed Monday in Wake County.

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Suspect in fatal wrong-way crash in Wake County faces another felony charge