The victim was a street dance impersonator, he was hit by a drunk driver and killed
Luis Miranda-Vilchis, 36, pled guilty to killing James Hall, 58, on Beatties Ford Rd. Charlotte, NC. James was known to imitate pop star Micheal Jackson randomly on the street.
Luis was driving drunk in October 2025 when he smashed into James on the street. Luis kept going without stopping. James died after the collision.
Luis was arrested in 2025 charged with DWI and felony death by car.
In the November 2026 court case Luis pled guilty to felony hit and run causing death and driving while impaired. He also admitted that an aggravating factor existed for the hit and run charge because he knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person by means of a weapon or device which would normally be hazardous to the lives of more than one person.
For that charge, the judge sentenced him in the aggravated range to 18-31 months in prison. For the driving while impaired charge, Luis admitted a grossly aggravating factor existed because there was serious injury to another person caused by the defendant’s impaired driving at the time of the offense.
Luis also admitted two aggravating factors existed because he committed especially reckless or dangerous driving and negligent driving that led to a reportable accident. The judge sentenced him to a consecutive sentence of 12 months in prison.
