An illegal alien from El Salvador was sentenced to only one year in prison after he killed a University of South Carolina student in a hit-and-run crash.On April 2, Rosali Fernandez-Cruz, 24, struck 21-year-old Nathaniel Baker, who was riding a motorcycle. Fernandez-Cruz reportedly did not yield, struck Baker and took off.Illegal alien from El Salvador Rosali Fernandez-Cruz killed University of South Carolina student Nate Baker (R)Baker’s family reportedly forgave Fernandez-Cruz and were consulted about the light sentence, Robert Kittle, spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office told Fox News.A judge imposed a lenient sentence of only one year in prison.The family did not want the case to be “politicized” or “publicized,” according to Kittle.Fernandez-Cruz will be deported to El Salvador after he serves his sentence.Fox News reported:An illegal immigrant who pleaded guilty to killing a South Carolina college student in a hit-and-run will be released next year after completing his one-year sentence.Rosali Fernandez-Cruz was admitted to the state Department of Corrections on Aug. 14, 2025, according to South Carolina Department of Corrections records.His projected release date is March 2, 2026. Fernandez-Cruz pleaded guilty to hit-and-run resulting in death — the most serious charge against him — according to Robert Kittle, communications director for the state attorney general’s office, who spoke with Fox News Digital.There was no plea agreement, and prosecutors informed the judge of other traffic-related charges against Fernandez-Cruz, Kittle said.“The judge decided the sentence, which was one year,” he said.Fernandez-Cruz, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, received the light sentence for the April 2 death of Nathaniel Baker, 21, in Columbia. Baker was a junior at the University of South Carolina and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.SOFT SENTENCE: An illegal alien from El Salvador will serve only one year in jail after killing University of South Carolina student Nate Baker, 21, in a hit-and-run crash. pic.twitter.com/MfAjfyq4UL— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 8, 2025 The post OUTRAGEOUS! Illegal Alien From El Salvador Gets Only One Year in Prison After Killing University of South Carolina Student appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.