April 21, 2026Miami, FLEnforcement and Removal
ICE deports criminal illegal alien who fled the scene of fatal Florida car accident, then swapped vehicles with her boyfriend
The arrest was made possible by cooperation with our local law enforcement partners
Hilda Esperanza Lopez-HernandezHilda Esperanza Lopez-Hernandez was driving a bright red Ford Mustang when she collided with a vehicle operated by 63-year-old Florida resident David Hayes in 2021. Hilda Esperanza Lopez-Hernandez
MIAMI — Hilda Esperanza Lopez-Hernandez was driving a bright red Ford Mustang when she collided with a vehicle operated by 63-year-old Florida resident David Hayes in 2021. The fatal hit-and-run should never have happened; Lopez-Hernandez had no driver’s license, and she wasn’t supposed to be in this country. She was ordered deported in 2018 during an immigration hearing she failed to attend.
Lopez-Hernandez left the scene of the fatal Okaloosa County accident, pulled into a nearby restaurant, called her boyfriend, and swapped vehicles with him to cover up her crime. Neither she nor her boyfriend bothered to call police to report the accident. The victim was discovered and pronounced dead at the scene.
Lopez-Hernandez was convicted in Okaloosa County of hit-and-run, operating a motor vehicle without a license and hiding evidence Jan. 9, 2023, and sentenced to four years in prison.
ICE Miami arrested her upon her release from jail pursuant to an honored immigration detainer and deported her April 12.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-deports-criminal-illegal-alien-who-fled-scene-fatal-florida-car-accident-then
