Public School Teacher Killed by Illegal Immigrant Fleeing ICE

A deadly accident happened earlier today in Savannah, Georgia. The accident was caused by an illegal immigrant fleeing ICE who ran a red light and plowed his car into another car being driven by a special education teacher named Linda Davis.

Shortly before 7:45 a.m., agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were trying to pull over the man, Oscar Vasquez Lopez, 38, according to the Chatham County Police Department.

Originally from Guatemala, Mr. Lopez was issued a final order of removal by a federal judge in 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Officers were trying to apprehend him in Savannah when he “fled the scene, making a reckless U-turn and running a red light, colliding into a civilian vehicle,” according to a statement by the agency.

The crash occurred outside a public school, Herman W. Hesse K-8 School, which serves about 1,000 students, the police said. There were no classes on Monday because of the Presidents’ Day holiday, but it was a planning day for teachers, according to the school’s website.

The police said the teacher in the other vehicle was the only occupant. She was Linda Davis, a special-education teacher at the school, according to local education officials.

ICE agents tried to pull Lopez over for a traffic stop after seeing him get into a vehicle. He initially complied and then tried to flee, making a U-turn and running a red light. 

After the crash, Lopez was also taken to the hospital but his injuries were not life threatening. He’s now facing charges of vehicular homicide. He also apparently didn’t have a valid driver’s license. The ICE press release about this makes a point of directly connecting the fleeing suspect to Democratic messages about resisting ICE enforcement of immigration laws.

“This vehicular homicide is an absolute tragedy and deadly consequence of politicians and the media constantly demonizing ICE officers and encouraging those here illegally to resist arrest — a felony,” said Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “These dangerous tactics are putting people’s lives at risk. Fleeing from and resisting federal law enforcement is not only a crime but extraordinarily dangerous and puts oneself, our officers and innocent civilians at risk. Now, an innocent bystander has lost their life.”

This dangerous attempt to evade arrest comes after sanctuary politicians held webinars and provided resources and tips for how to openly defy ICE:

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hosted a webinar in February providing tips for illegal aliens to evade arrests at homes, workplaces or in public.
• Dan Goldman posted a video online calling on illegal aliens to make a plan for ICE encounters.
• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued multilingual flyers and online resources advising illegal aliens on how to evade arrest.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom released guides and sanctuary laws advising illegal aliens how to recognize ICE, block entry and defy arrest.

We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement.

If ICE had killed someone pursuing a suspect, it would be the lead story in every newspaper right now. But so far the NY Times and the Atlanta Journal Constitution are the only major outlets to mention it. All the rest of the coverage is from local news stations. Here’s a local news report about the crash.

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