Aspiring NYPD officer killed by twice-removed illegal immigrant in tragic Connecticut car crash
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Published Oct. 30, 2026, 8:45 p.m. ET
A 21-year-old college hockey captain who dreamed of becoming a police officer was killed in a wrong-way crash involving a Mexican national who repeatedly entered the United States illegally after previously being removed, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Department → publish → Digital
Ryan O’Shea, a senior at the University of New Haven, was driving south on Interstate 91 in North Haven late Oct. 16 when a Chevrolet Silverado traveling the wrong way slammed head-on into his Honda Accord, Connecticut State Police said.
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Police → drive → Accord
According to the State Police accident summary, 31-year-old Guillermo Carmona-Lopez of Bridgeport was driving the Silverado.
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Lopez → accord → Silverado
The crash sent O’Shea’s car into another lane, where it was struck by a Jeep before moving onto the right shoulder and being hit by a third vehicle.
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it → send → vehicle
O’Shea suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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O’Shea → suffer → scene
Carmona-Lopez was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, while three other people suffered minor injuries.
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people → take → injuries
DHS told Fox News Digital that Carmona-Lopez entered the U.S. illegally multiple times despite previously being removed and receiving a final order of removal.
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Lopez → tell → removal
“In May 2013, Border Patrol arrested Guillermo Carmona-Lopez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, after he illegally entered the country,” a DHS spokesperson said.
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“Carmona-Lopez was issued an expedited removal and was removed from the country.”
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Lopez → issue → country
Carmona-Lopez then illegally reentered the country near the Rio Grande Valley and was arrested again by Border Patrol that same month, DHS said.
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DHS → reentere → Patrol
“Carmona-Lopez was issued a final order of removal on May 30, 2013,” the spokesperson said.
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“He then reentered the country at an unknown time and place.”
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O’Shea, of Stony Point, New York, was studying criminal justice with a concentration in police science at the University of New Haven and served as senior captain of the men’s club hockey team.
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O’Shea → study → team
He interned with the New York City Police Department over the summer and hoped to join the NYPD after graduation before eventually pursuing a career with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the university said.
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university → intern → Administration
“Ryan wanted to go into public service in order to help others,” his academic advisor, Lorenzo Boyd, said in a university tribute.
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advisor → want → tribute
“He was engaging in the classroom and will be missed greatly.”
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He → engage → classroom
Devin Bertrand, general manager of the men’s ice hockey club, remembered O’Shea as someone whose “infectious personality lit up our locker room the moment he walked in.”
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he → remember → room
O’Shea also served as president of his Kappa Sigma fraternity chapter, which said he was returning from a hockey game when the crash occurred.
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crash → serve → game
“Ryan was not only a great leader, but he was a caring friend to anyone around him,” the fraternity said in a social media tribute.
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fraternity → say → tribute
“He always knew how to light up a room and make people laugh, no matter the time.”
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people → know → room
The State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad responded to the scene and is assisting with the investigation, which remains ongoing.
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which → respond → investigation
“Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences,” the DHS spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → break → consequences
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