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In Savannah, Georgia, a cherished educator tragically lost her life on Monday morning when a vehicle, driven by a Guatemalan national attempting to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, collided with her car.
So far, there have been no significant protests or public demands for justice in her name from progressive groups.
Dr. Linda Davis, who dedicated her career to special education at Hesse K-8 School, was killed in the crash, which happened shortly before the school was set to begin its day.
The driver, 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez Lopez, who had entered the United States without authorization and was under a final deportation order issued in 2024 during the Biden administration, initially stopped for ICE officers but then attempted to flee, leading to a pursuit.
According to security video released by WTOC, Lopez sped through a red light before crashing into Davis’s car. While Lopez sustained injuries that were not life-threatening, Dr. Davis sadly died at the scene, as confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Security footage posted by WTOC shows Lopez traveling at a high rate of speed. He ran a red light and struck Davis’s vehicle. Lopez suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
BREAKING: Linda Davis, a teacher at Hesse K-8 School in Georgia, was K*LLED after an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Guatemala reportedly crashed into her vehicle while attempting to flee ICE.
The illegal survived.
pic.twitter.com/m82CUwRiVj— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 17, 2026
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To nobody’s surprise, but no less reprehensible, anti-law enforcement zealots are blaming ICE and/or President Trump. Not the actual illegal.
Chatham County Chairman Chester Ellis, a Democrat, told local media that he wished ICE had notified them that it was attempting to detain Mr. Lopez, as something could have been worked out.
“I’m saying to the President, on down to all of our national leaders, there’s a better way to do this. And I think if you allow us to be at the table to draw out strategies and come up with ways of doing things, we can prevent this,” he said.
Also, be sure to note the video clip above in which the local ABC affiliate chyron refers to the incident as a “deadly ICE crash.”
No, it’s a deadly crash caused by an illegal.
ICE immediately fired back at the false framing of the story in an X post on Tuesday morning, responding to claims from a social media marketing professional that they had “killed” the teacher, a blatant falsehood.
“This is an utterly disgusting lie,” they wrote. “This tragic loss of life at the hands of someone who shouldn’t be here could have been prevented. Our prayers are with the Savannah, GA, community and the family of Linda Davis.”
This is an utterly disgusting lie.
A Guatemalan criminal illegal alien fled from law enforcement and crashed into another vehicle, killing Linda Davis — an American citizen and beloved teacher at Hesse K-8.
This tragic loss of life at the hands of someone who shouldn’t be here… pic.twitter.com/l1MvyG8Faz
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) February 17, 2026
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also spoke out against the disinformation, which is sure to blow up into a national media story.
“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,” McLaughlin said. “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.”
The Left has a Georgian’s blood on its hands, once again.
A beloved local teacher lost her life because an illegal immigrant facing deportation refused to cooperate with ICE.
We must throw the book at this individual.
This is what happens when politicians like Jon Ossoff…
— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) February 16, 2026
An innocent teacher lost her life. Where are the protests against illegals? Against Democrats who support illegals and have actively encouraged them to avoid or even resist arrest? Against Joe Biden, who allowed millions of them to invade this country?
Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
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