EXCLUSIVE: A tragic incident unfolded last Friday in New Jersey when a pedestrian was fatally struck by a truck driven by a man residing unlawfully in the United States, according to information obtained by Fox News Digital.

According to a federal insider, Wilson “Adrian” Morocho-Necta, a 33-year-old Ecuadorian national, had entered the U.S. illegally in 2019 through the southern border. Following a judge’s final deportation order, he was returned to Mexico.

Subsequently, Morocho-Necta re-entered the United States clandestinely, without a known date or location.

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office released an image of Wilson “Adrian” Morocho-Necta, who is suspected of being involved in a deadly vehicle collision in Morristown, NJ, on March 19, 2026.

Currently on the run, he is being pursued by ICE as they continue their investigation to locate him.

As part of New Jersey’s “Immigrant Trust Directive,” often referred to as a “sanctuary” policy for illegal aliens, local police do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The directive is “designed to strengthen trust between New Jersey’s law enforcement officers and the state’s diverse immigrant communities, thereby ensuring that victims and witnesses feel safe reporting crimes.”

In this handout provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Foreign nationals were arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DHS)

Morocho-Necta has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and endangering an injured victim by leaving the scene. The victim has been named as Justo Pilco-Tenesaca, 68, of Morristown. 

Pilco-Tenesaca was reportedly pinned under the truck, sparking 911 calls from bystanders while Morocho-Necta fled on foot. 

He was rushed to a nearby hospital after the crash, but died from his injuries.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection police officers stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis.  (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Morocho-Necta was driving an HC Home Improvement & Construction truck. The owner of that company, Eric Couper, reportedly said he was “friggin’ mortified” over the crash.

“The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is aware of the defendant’s immigration status,” said Meghan Knab, the office’s public information officer. “Morocho-Necta is currently at-large, and we are seeking public assistance in apprehending the fugitive. We will be communicating and cooperating consistent with applicable New Jersey state and federal laws regarding immigration.”

“Upon being taken into custody, the MCPO intends to file a motion seeking pre-trial detention consistent with the Criminal Justice Reform Act,” she said. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Couper. 

This year’s March Madness has seen a shift in focus from fragility to resilience and grit.

Consider the viral moment featuring Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese, who was captured in an intense exchange with her guard, Oluchi Okananwa. Frese, in a moment of heated passion, leaned in so closely it seemed as though she might touch Okananwa’s nose. Her voice rang out with the emphatic declaration, “I believe in you.”

Despite the team’s eventual loss, this incident sparked widespread online discourse surrounding coaching techniques in today’s sports culture.

Interestingly, Okananwa chose not to engage in the ensuing debate.

Okananwa seemingly wasn’t interested in joining the argument.

“I love to be coached hard and that’s what she does with me every single day,” she said of Frese.

Over the last decade or so, much has been made of the shift from tough love discipline to a softer, gentler approach that is more compatible with a generation raised by helicopter parents. Schools have adopted social emotional learning, where the emphasis is on feelings.Gentle parenting and toxic masculinity became part of our lexicon. Coaching at all levels has followed.

But during this year’s hoops extravaganza, we’ve seen very healthy displays of intense, hard coaching with all the screaming and spit flying. Yes, it’s been great for those of us who like to say, “back in my day” and invoke the great patron saint of flying chairs, Bobby Knight.

It does, however, beg the question: Has the demise of old school coaching been greatly exaggerated? Perhaps we’re, thankfully, seeing the decline of coddling. Or maybe it’s just the traditional methods and coaches, who stress mental toughness, have been prevailing.

Simply put, the better approach is winning.

Some of the most viral and impactful moments have been courtesy of the old guard. During their decisive defeat of Northern Iowa, St. John’s Rick Pitino was seen screaming at guard Lefteris Liotopoulos.

In a post-game presser, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, who has one national championships and 28 consecutive appearances in the tournament, made sure to “not apologize” for his philosophy that breeds competitiveness.

He added: “That’s the American way, except America has gone soft.”

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, 70, boasted he “knocked the ego out [of his players] early” in a post-game presser.

At 71, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes prioritizes hard-nosed, disciplined hoops. Then there’s UConn coach Danny Hurley, who is so intense, we’re ready for his head to pop on live television.

Hurley, 53, has two national championships and a lifetime of wisdom from his father, Bob Hurley Sr., the legendary disciplinarian who turned St. Anthony’s in Jersey City into a high school powerhouse.

All their teams remain in contention.

There’s no better story in college hoops now than St. John’s, where Rick Pitino has become the architect of the impossible. He’s taken the once vaunted program from decades of irrelevance to real title contenders.

Thanks to a Vice docuseries about last season, audiences were granted a front row seat to his building process — and it isn’t for the faint of heart.

In one episode, St. John’s was down at the half to Providence, when Pitino launched into a profanity laced tirade questioning the strength of every fiber in his players’ bodies.

“You’re like children with bad things happening. Instead of digging in and being tougher, you wilt. Where is your f—ing toughness,” he screamed. “Where have you guys raised that you’re so weak mentally, that you just f—ing give up.”

Last week, Charles Barkley praised Izzo as “one of the few coaches who can still yell at his players.”

“We got these babies out here now … The last couple of years, the media — who don’t know anything about sports because they never played — say, ‘Why is he yelling at his players?’ That’s called coaching. He cares,” said Barkley.

We’re so sensitive these days, we don’t realize these guys aren’t gratuitously yelling. They’re developing young men and young champions.

It’s particularly interesting that these stalwarts are thriving in 2025, when Name, Image and Likeness and the transfer portal have, in some cases, flipped the power dynamics. The athletes, now getting paid well, are more in charge of their destiny. They are also able to hop to another school to find a coach who will flatter them.

Especially in hoops, young athletes are always playing for their next “contract” to make more money, and ink lucrative endorsements. But are they emotionally ready for it? Or will it become a false finish line, where they believe they’ve made it because they have money?

They may have stuff, but they have no idea what to do with it, because they never had the benefit of being in a coach’s system that ultimately provides guardrails. It’s something they need while their frontal lobes are still forming.

And it’s likely that some want that challenge of playing for a maniac. Look at St. John’s star Zuby Ejiofor who came to Queens from Kansas three years ago. Among many things, Coach Pitino turned him into the Big East Player of the Year, and a NBA prospect. Recently, his father said Zuby had been offered millions to come to other schools. But they turned it down because they were loyal to Pitino and St. John’s.

Yes, these coaches will do anything it takes to win but, ultimately, they’re teaching more than hoops — and society benefits.

As Pitino said, “Your whole life is going to be adversity, learn how to f—ing deal with it.”

In a significant development, Russia is reportedly preparing to dispatch drones, along with medicine and food, to support Iran amidst its ongoing military engagements with the United States and Israel.

According to Western intelligence, secret discussions between Moscow and Tehran regarding the supply of drones took place shortly after the conflict erupted, as reported by the Financial Times.

While Russia has already provided Iran with satellite imagery, targeting data, and intelligence, the introduction of drones marks the first instance of potentially lethal assistance being offered.

Despite these claims, Russia has officially denied any involvement in aiding Iran’s month-long conflict with the United States and Israel. The denial was echoed by Moscow earlier this month in discussions with Washington.

On a public front, Russia has announced the delivery of over 13 tons of medicine to Tehran through Azerbaijan, emphasizing its commitment to ongoing humanitarian aid efforts.

Moscow would be limited in terms of the kinds of models of drones they could send, including the Geran-2 and Shahed-136 ‘kamikaze’ drone, security officials told the Financial Times.  

The two nations agreed to a strategic partnership last year that did not include a commitment to mutual defense.  

A spokesperson for the Kremlin neither confirmed nor denied Wednesday’s reports. 

Russia is reportedly set to begin shipping drones, medicine and food to its ally Iran in support of its efforts against the United States and Israel

In an interview with Iranian state TV late Wednesday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said that no talks with the United States have taken place

‘There are a lot of fakes going around right now. One thing is true — we are continuing our dialogue with the Iranian leadership,’ Dimitry Peskov said. 

Earlier Wednesday, Ukraine President ‌Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia sought to blackmail the United States by offering to stop sharing military intelligence with Iran if, in return, Washington ​would cut off Kyiv from its intelligence data. 

Zelensky, who said on Monday that Ukraine’s military intelligence has ‘irrefutable’ evidence that Russia is continuing to provide intelligence to Iran, ​told Reuters he had seen the data but provided ​no further details. 

Speaking in his presidential compound in Kyiv, Zelensky ⁠said that some Iranian drones, used to attack US military ​assets and its allies during the war in the Middle East, ​contained Russian components. 

‘I have reports from our intelligence services showing that Russia is doing this and saying: ‘I will not pass on intelligence to Iran if ​America stops passing intelligence to Ukraine.’ Isn’t that blackmail? Absolutely,’ ​Zelensky said.

He did not say who, according to the reports, Russia was addressing ‌the ⁠comments to. 

Ukraine, ⁠which has faced sustained attacks by Iranian-designed Shahed drones since Russia launched its invasion in 2022, is ​helping several Gulf states – including Saudi Arabia, the United ​Arab ⁠Emirates, and Qatar – to counter drone attacks on their territory, the president said.

Zelensky said he hoped that Ukraine would be able to ⁠reach long-term ​deals with some Gulf countries that ​would raise funds for the production of Ukrainian drone interceptors or receiving much-needed air-defense ​missiles.

Earlier Wednesday, Ukraine President ‌Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia sought to blackmail the United States by offering to stop sharing military intelligence with Iran if, in return, Washington ​would cut off Kyiv from its intelligence data

Moscow would be limited in terms of the kinds of models of drones they could send, including the Geran-2 and Shahed-136 (pictured), security officials said

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Pentagon and US Central Command for comment.

It comes as Tehran appeared to suggest that no talks toward ending the war were coming despite suggestions from Washington that they could happen this week. 

In an interview with Iranian state TV late Wednesday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said that no talks with the United States have taken place.

Iranian state television’s English-language broadcaster, Press TV, quoted an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America’s ceasefire proposal. 

Press TV’s report came after Pakistan transmitted the proposal to Iran.

‘Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,’ Press TV quoted the official as saying. 

The official added Tehran will continue its ‘heavy blows’ across the Mideast.

Press TV, like all of state TV channels controlled by hard-liners, offered its own five-point plan from the official who rejected the US proposal.

It included a halt to killings of its officials, means to make sure no other war is waged against it, reparations for the war, the end of hostilities and Iran’s ‘exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.’

Those measures, particularly reparations and its continued chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, likely will be unacceptable to the White House as energy supplies worldwide remain affected by the war.

‘No negotiations have happened with the enemy until now, and we do not plan on any negotiations,’ he said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted the U.S. is in ongoing talks even as Iranian officials deny it.

‘Talks continue. They are productive, as the president said on Monday, and they continue to be,’ Leavitt said at a White House briefing on Wednesday.

OAK PARK, Ill. — West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown area are halting all patient care services. This decision stems from issues with their billing system, according to the CEO.

Dr. Manoj Prasad, CEO of Resilience Health, stated that the hospitals have been unable to bill patients correctly, resulting in operations running at only a fraction of the usual revenue.

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He further explained that hospital operations have been paused until the billing issues are resolved, assuring that employees will continue to receive their salaries on schedule.

According to staff, they have been notified that their final working day will be this Friday.

Several months ago, Weiss Hospital ceased its in-patient and emergency services after being removed from the Medicare program due to unacceptable conditions within the facility.

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