US EditionGeorgia teacher killed in crash involving suspect fleeing ICE traffic stop, officials say
Oscar Vasquez Lopez, a Guatemalan national with a 2024 removal order, faces felony homicide charges after a reckless U-turn fleeing ICE caused the death of a special-education teacher.
- A 'beloved' Georgia public school teacher, Dr. Linda Davis, was killed in a traffic collision after a man, Oscar Vasquez Lopez, crashed into her vehicle while fleeing from federal immigration agents.
- Lopez, who had entered the United States illegally and was issued a final order of removal in 2024, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving without a license, and failure to obey traffic control.
- The Savannah school made counselors available to support students and staff after the tragedy, while a Department of Homeland Security official condemned Lopez's 'dangerous tactics' that put 'innocent civilians at risk.
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Ga. Teacher Killed After Man Fleeing ICE Crashed Into Her, Police Say
Linda Davis was "a beloved member of our school family" whose "loss has affected us deeply," said Hesse K-8 Principal Alonna McMullenFacebookNEED TO KNOWLinda Davis was killed on Monday, Feb. 17, when a man fleeing immigration agents in Savannah, Ga., crashed a car into her vehicle, police sayOscar Vasquez Lopez, who the Department of Homeland Security said had entered the U.S. illegally, was arrested on charges including first-degree homicideTh…
Cops: Teacher Killed in Crash With Man Fleeing ICE
Police say a crash that killed a public school teacher in Georgia on Monday was caused by a driver who was fleeing immigration agents, reports WTOC . The details: ICE agents were trying to pull over 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez Lopez about 7:45am in Savannah when he "fled the scene, making...
Georgia teacher killed in crash after illegal migrant flees ICE stop: DHS
A Savannah, Georgia elementary school teacher was killed Monday morning in a traffic collision after authorities say a man fleeing federal immigration officers crashed into her vehicle.The crash happened about 7:45 a.m. on Monday at a busy intersection, according to the Chatham County Police Department. Officers responding to the scene found two vehicles involved. Both drivers were transported to a hospital, where the female driver was pronounce…
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The CurrentChatham County teacher killed in crash by suspect fleeing ICE
Fire department workers used the Jaws of Life to cut the top off of the victim's car on Feb. 16, 2026. Photo courtesy of The Current GA A Chatham County elementary school teacher en route to work early Monday was killed after a man trying to flee federal immigration agents rammed her vehicle on Whitefield Avenue near the Truman Parkway, according to county police. Linda Davis, a longtime teacher at Herman W. Hesse K-8 School was pulled from her …
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