DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) – An Automatic License Plate Recognition system helped law enforcement track down an individual who they say hit and killed a bicyclist in Deming on Nov. 23, according to New Mexico State Police. The incident happened on State Road 11 near milepost 8, police said. A passing driver noticed debris and a bicycle in the dirt off the shoulder of the road and stopped to check the area. They called 911 when they saw a man, later identified as 69-year-old Kevin O’Leary, dead near his bicycle. Special prosecutor appeals dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin Police put out an alert to look for a red vehicle that may have front-end damage. Border Patrol and Customs notified NMSP that a vehicle matching that description had crossed into Mexico immediately following the crash at the Columbus Port of Entry. The driver of the red Cadillac sedan was identified as 33-year-old Noel Ronquillo Jr., and he was taken into custody without incident in Deming on Nov. 25, police said. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident. “ALPR technology has been widely praised for improving law enforcement’s ability to track and capture criminals,” said New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler in a news release. “In just a short time, this system identified a vehicle that was involved in a homicide, leading to an arrest. If not for this technology, this case might not have been solved so swiftly, and a dangerous offender might have still been on the street.”