Ex-WNBA player's mom dies in car crash involving illegal immigrant, officials say

The mother of former WNBA competitor Sophie Brunner was identified as the victim of a head-on collision involving an illegal immigrant Illinois functionaries revealed on Tuesday Darcy Connolly-Brunner and Rolando Ico-Choc both died when Ico-Choc drove his Nissan Altima crossed the center line on Illinois Road in Stephenson County into Connolly-Brunner s Ford Edge on Aug Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall reported at a press conference Both were killed in the crash CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMStovall mentioned it was considered that Ico-Choc was a Guatemalan national who had lived in Freeport once before and that alcohol may have played a role in the crash according to WIFR-TV One of the lives was someone I knew well Darcy Connolly-Brunner Stovall added Darcy was more than just a member of the society she was a friend She was a kind and giving person who cared deeply for her family and friends Stovall also revealed that Ico-Choc had a criminal past Records show that he was charged with aggravated DUI with a license suspended or revoked in Representatives announced there was no indication that Connolly-Brunner was under the influence Illinois state Sen Andrew Chesney R-Freeport stated Homeland Shield executives ratified with him that Ico-Choc was in the country illegally He called for the repeal of the TRUST Act and the SAFE-T Act which he stated contributed to Ico-Choc being in the country in the first place CAITLIN CLARK GIVES INSIDE LOOK AT HOW SHE'S MANAGING NAGGING INJURY 'NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS' A woman who dedicated her life to her family and her society was killed in broad daylight by a man who never should have been in this country or on the road he stated in a report His criminal record includes prior charges of DUI aggravated felony DUI and battery Additionally it was ratified by the U S Department of Homeland Shield that he was in this country illegally having crossed the limit a meager years ago during the Biden administration Yet thanks to Illinois TRUST Act and the SAFE-T Act he remained in this country and was free to get back behind the wheel of a car and kill an innocent woman It s unacceptable and I am sickened by it Sophie Brunner was a local basketball star in Freeport and attended Arizona State to play college basketball She joined the WNBA in playing for the Phoenix Mercury and San Antonio Silver Stars Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter