Ten-year-old Texas boy Alex Wise was struck by an automobile on February 8th in a hit-and-run accident and later died of his injuries. The driver was one Rogelio Ortiz, 50, a Mexican national who was in the country illegally, having previously been deported five times. Ortiz had snuck back into the United States a sixth time. He now faces Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charges, although it is not known whether those charges are related to the accident.
Rogelio Ortiz, 50, was arrested last week by the Midland Police Department and charged with a hit-and-run accident causing death for allegedly striking the boy with a black truck on the afternoon of Feb. 8. The victim was hit in the 1900 block of South Lamesa Road in Midland, which is about 320 miles northwest of San Antonio.
The boy, named by his school as Alex Wise, died from his injuries the following day after he had been…
