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ROCHESTER HILLS — Charges have been filed against a driver who police say was in the U.S. illegally and was reportedly involved in a traffic crash that killed a well-known pastor in the Detroit area nearly a year ago.

On Sept. 17, Jhadiel Portilla, 28, was named in a two-count warrant signed in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills. He was charged with a moving violation causing death, a two-year misdemeanor; and possession of a forged license plate, a five-year felony.

The charges stem from an incident in early November of last year when 72-year-old Stephen Singleton, a longtime pastor for the Archdiocese of Detroit, was hit during a regular morning walk.

The crash happened at approximately 6:45 a.m. while Singleton was walking westbound on Avon Road. According to

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