As a mom of four, I cannot fathom the pain of a parent who must bury a child. So I grieve with a Texas family who recently lost 18-year-old Ava Moore, who was killed in Grapevine, which is about 40 minutes from where I live.
Why is this tragedy national news? Moore was badly injured − and later died − when a jet ski plowed into her kayak. Police say the driver of the jet ski is an illegal immigrant who fled the scene of the fatal accident on May 25. A second illegal immigrant has been charged with helping the jet ski driver leave the scene.
The jet ski driver, Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 22, entered the United States illegally from Venezuela in 2023. Her alleged accomplice, Maikel Coello Perozo, 21, entered the country separately that same year. Both were arrested when they crossed the border, but they were released on their own recognizance with a notice to appear in court when summoned.
Two years later, they are both in custody, and a talented young woman with a promising career in the U.S. Air Force is dead. Ava Moore had recently graduated from the Air Force Academy Preparatory School and was visiting her family when the fatal crash occurred over Memorial Day weekend − a weekend to honor fallen soldiers.
