A special education teacher in Savannah, Georgia is dead because ICE agents chased a car through city streets on Monday—in a county that has a no-chase policy specifically designed to prevent exactly this kind of tragedy.

Linda Davis, 52, was killed when Oscar Vasquez-Lopez, a 38-year-old Guatemalan man ICE was trying to arrest, allegedly fled agents, made a reckless U-turn, ran a red light, and crashed into her vehicle near Herman W. Hesse K-8 School.

The Chatham County Police Department made clear they had nothing to do with the operation—because ICE didn’t even bother to tell them it was happening.

“The Chatham County Police Department was not a part of the DHS/ICE operation, attempted traffic stop, or pursuit,” the department said in a statement. They weren’t aware of any of it “until after the crash.”

Chatham County has a no-chase policy for a reason. “The no-chase policy is to help protect our citizens more than it is anything else,” Chester Ellis, chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, told local news.

Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley was blunter: Davis’ death was “more than likely preventable.”

DHS, naturally, rejected any responsibility. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin blamed Davis’ death on “politicians and the media constantly demonizing ICE officers and encouraging those here illegally to resist arrest.”

The collision happened near an elementary school. Students weren’t there only because Monday was a federal holiday.

Vasquez-Lopez has been charged with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failure to obey a traffic control device, and first-degree vehicular homicide. He’s in custody.

Davis had worked at Herman W. Hesse K-8 School since the start of the school year. Principal Alonna McMullen called her “an exceptional educator” who “dedicated her career to ensuring that every child felt supported, valued, and capable of success.”

A former co-worker, Aisha Buchanan, said Davis treated everyone—custodians, teachers, principals, students—like they mattered. “That was her message to everybody.”