Famed Pastor Killed After Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Runs Red Light

A famed Detroit pastor has died after an illegal immigrant allegedly struck him with a car while he was on a morning run.

Pastor Stephen Singleton has passed away after getting hit by an illegal immigrant from Colombia who allegedly ran a red light.

Singelton’s family, in a statement, shared, “This man was not legally in the country and possessed no license.”

The family added, “[Singleton] was struck so hard that he was thrown on the windshield, breaking it. The car was damaged and had to be towed. He spoke the last words he would ever speak. He asked for my grandmother.”

He had organ and brain damage and required extensive surgeries. The doctor placed him on life support. On November 8, 2024, he was declared brain dead and taken off support,” added the Singelton family.

Stephen Singleton was allegedly struck and killed by an illegal alien who ran a red light.

Singleton was a husband, father, grandfather, pastor, and 9/11 ground zero volunteer. https://t.co/ZLcuFT6ESs pic.twitter.com/61Os8VoB95

— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) November 21, 2024

Per Fox News:

A distinguished Detroit-area pastor has died after an illegal immigrant from Colombia allegedly struck him with a car while he was out for a run on the morning of Nov. 3.

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Pastor Stephen Singleton’s family said on a GoFundMe page for the 72-year-old pastor that he was “out on his usual daily run,” wearing a reflective vest when he crossed the street on a crosswalk and “was hit by a man who ran through a red light.”

“This man was not legally in the country and possessed no license,” Singleton’s family wrote. “[Singleton] was struck so hard that he was thrown on the windshield, breaking it. The car was damaged and had to be towed. He spoke the last words he would ever speak. He asked for my grandmother. Almost all his bones were broken. He had organ and brain damage and required extensive surgeries. The doctor placed him on life support. On November 8, 2024, he was declared brain dead and taken off support.”

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 3 confirmed in a press release that a 28-year-old Colombian national driving a 2013 Ford Focus allegedly hit the 72-year-old man while the victim was crossing Rochester Road in Rochester Hills, a suburb of Detroit. Authorities also confirmed that Singleton was wearing a reflective vest and crossing the street at a designated cross-walk when he died.

A beloved Detroit-area pastor, 72-year-old Stephen Singleton, has died after police say he was struck by a car driven by an illegal immigrant from Columbia

Now his family is wondering why that driver was let go as they grieve. 
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— Blue Owl (@BlueOwlHoots) November 21, 2024

Per WXYZ:

A man who was critically injured earlier this month after being hit by a car in Rochester Hills has since died.

Seventy-two-year-old Stephen Singleton, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was out for his morning walk on Nov. 3 when he was hit and killed crossing Rochester Road near Avon Road around 6:45 a.m.

Investigators say he was wearing a reflective