From Breitbart: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an illegal alien accused of killing high school sweethearts 18-year-old Hallie Helgeson and 19-year-old Brady Heiling in a drunk driving crash in Dane County, Wisconsin.
As Breitbart News reported, on July 20, illegal alien Noelia Martinez-Avila of Honduras, 30 years old, was allegedly drunk driving in Dane County when she crashed into Hallie and Brady.
Hallie was killed immediately and pronounced dead at the scene, while Brady was left in critical condition, airlifted to a nearby hospital, and died from his injuries on July 25. Hallie and Brady were high school sweethearts and had attended senior prom together shortly before the crash.
Martinez-Avila, who had a criminal record that included several driving violations, was apparently able to hide from federal immigration enforcement partly due to Dane County’s sanctuary policy, which refuses to honor ICE detainers.
Martinez-Avila was reportedly driving drunk and going in the wrong direction on the interstate when she crashed into the two American teens.
She was jailed after the crash, but then her attorney posted her $250,000 bond to get her released on August 13.
ICE agents arrested Martinez-Avila the same day, after Dane County officials gave them less than an hour notice that she was being released. She has now been charged with two counts of felony vehicular homicide and impaired driving, and is back in jail. Her next hearing is set for September 22.
🚨 Dane County, WI: Last weekend, Noelia Saray Martinez Avila was arrested for Homicide – Intoxicated Use of Vehicle, Tampering with Ignition Interlock, and more.
She has an immigration detainer hold.
“According to the State Patrol, Martinez Avila drove south in the northbound… pic.twitter.com/79pf2WWxZB
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) July 26, 2025
DHS announced in a post on X: Two Wisconsin teens had their whole lives ahead of them—and they would still be alive today if it weren’t for Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila—a criminal illegal alien from Honduras. Martinez-Avila recklessly drove the wrong way on a highway while intoxicated and killed these two teens.
ICE has lodged an arrest detainer to remove this public safety threat from the U.S. Unfortunately, this sanctuary jurisdiction has a history of not honoring ICE arrest detainers often leading to the release of murderers and other heinous criminals.
Under the leadership of @POTUS Trump and @Sec_Noem, these victims will not be forgotten, and we will fight for justice.
WATCH the interview below with Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons:
Two Wisconsin teens had their whole lives ahead of them—and they would still be alive today if it weren’t for Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila—a criminal illegal alien from Honduras. Martinez-Avila recklessly drove the wrong way on a highway while intoxicated and killed these two… pic.twitter.com/216rEpeYMm
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 27, 2025
Below is a moving interview with the families of Brady and Hallie.
READ MORE from Breitbart.
Noelia Martinez-Avila is accused of driving drunk and in the wrong direction on the interstate near DeForest in the early morning hours of July 20, causing a crash that killed two teenagers from Minnesota. https://t.co/f7C6Kpxsov
— WKOW 27 News (@WKOW) August 18, 2025
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