University of New Haven hockey captain Ryan O'Shea killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 91

Ryan O'Shea, captain of the University of New Haven hockey team, has been killed in a head-on collision with a wrong-way vehicle in Connecticut, United States. He was 21. He dreamed of becoming a police officer. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the driver of the wrong-way vehicle was a Mexican national who had repeatedly entered the United States illegally after previously being removed.

Connecticut State Police said that late on 16 October, O'Shea was driving south on Interstate 91 in North Haven when a Chevrolet Silverado traveling the wrong way slammed head-on into his Honda Accord.

According to the State Police accident summary, the Silverado was driven by Guillermo Carmona-Lopez, 31, of Bridgeport.

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.

O'Shea suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Carmona-Lopez was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, while three other people suffered minor injuries.

DHS said Carmona-Lopez had entered the United States illegally multiple times despite previously being removed and receiving a final order of removal.

A DHS spokesperson said, 'In May 2013, Border Patrol arrested Guillermo Carmona-Lopez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, after he illegally entered the country. Carmona-Lopez was issued an expedited removal and was removed from the country.'

The spokesperson added that Carmona-Lopez then illegally reentered the country near the Rio Grande Valley and was arrested again by Border Patrol that same month. 'Carmona-Lopez was issued a final order of removal on May 30, 2013. He then reentered the country at an unknown time and place.'

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. The university said he interned with the New York City Police Department over the summer, hoped to join the NYPD after graduation, and later planned a career with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

His academic advisor, Lorenzo Boyd, said in a university tribute, 'Ryan wanted to go into public service in order to help others. He was engaging in the classroom and will be missed greatly.'

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.'

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. In a social media tribute the fraternity wrote, 'Ryan was not only a great leader, but he was a caring friend to anyone around him. He always knew how to light up a room and make people laugh, no matter the time.'

The State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad responded to the scene and is assisting with the investigation, which remains ongoing.

The DHS spokesperson said, 'Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.'