The mother of a teen allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant in a drunken crash blasted Hollywood celebrities’ anti–ICE rants at the Grammys as ‘sickening.’
Skylar Provenza, 19, died during a brutal collision in Cleveland, North Carolina – about 45 miles north of Charlotte – around 11pm on January 16.
Her grieving mother Shannon Swiderski Hamrick, 42, slammed A–listers as ‘spreading hate’ and shared her struggles watching Sunday night’s award ceremony.
‘Honestly have any one of those wealthy artists that are advocating against ICE been personally affected in any way?’ Hamrick told Fox News Digital. ‘Try fighting that anger!’
During the crash, 37-year-old Juan Alvarado Aguilar was allegedly under the influence when he smashed into the car being driven by Provenza’s boyfriend Fletcher Harris, 20, killing the couple.
Aguilar is an illegal immigrant and has had an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer placed on him.
He was charged with two counts of felony death by vehicle and one count of driving while impaired, and is currently being held on a bond of more than $5million.
Hamrick added: ‘I’m sure most of these wealthy people with “voices” had drivers to wherever they were going. They weren’t home grieving the loss of their daughter and our future son–in–law.’
Shannon Swiderski Hamrick (right), 42, mourned her 19–year–old daughter Skylar Provenza’s death as she blasted Hollywood celebrities for ‘spreading hate’ at the Grammys
The victims of the crash were Provenza and her boyfriend Fletcher Harris, 20, who was driving the car
On Monday morning, Hamrick shared a public social media post saying she was ‘feeling’ her teen daughter’s death.
‘I’m supposed to go back to work in 6 minutes,’ she said. ‘I’ve prayed, I’ve cried, I’m angry, I’m sad…it’s not fair.’
Hamrick added that she had tried to stay away from ‘the political part’ of Provenza’s killing but vented after watching the music awards.
She wrote: ‘I’ve tried to keep my frustration toward the fact that this was solely due to drinking and driving…it could have been anyone!’
However, she felt compelled to comment when she became ‘overwhelmed with emotion after some of my favorite artists used their voices to advocate for something they probably haven’t personally been affected by.’
‘Instead they promoted drinking on several occasions and pretty much promoted for people to be above the law,’ Hamrick said. ‘To me that’s spreading hate…’
The mother also thanked the artists who ‘kept it strictly about sharing their testimony and faith!’
She posted: ‘That’s what this country needs! Just be decent humans! Make better choices!’
Juan Alvarado Aguilar, 37, was charged with killing the college couple in the brutal car crash in rural North Carolina. He was placed on an ICE detainer
Aguilar was driving under the influence and crossed over the road’s double yellow line before smashing into the car with Provenza and Harris earlier this month, according to prosecutors.
The smell of alcohol on Aguilar’s breath was so strong that it overcame the scent of burnt rubber and oil, prosecutors said.
State troopers also allegedly observed Aguilar stumbling at the scene, even falling into an officer as he walked towards his car before being handcuffed.
Provenza had recently graduated in Esthetics from Dermacademy and was about to begin her career at a local hair salon, according to her obituary.
‘She not only loved beauty, she loved making people feel beautiful,’ Provenza’s obit read. ‘Her future was bright!’
Her boyfriend Harris was a student–athlete on the men’s soccer team at Catawba College, where he was considered an ‘an exceptional student,’ per a statement issued by the school.
In a follow–up post, Hamrick gave a special mention to country star Jelly Roll, who avoided sharing his thoughts on ICE on the red carpet.
‘People shouldn’t care to hear my opinion, man,’ he said. ‘I’m a dumb redneck. I haven’t watched enough.’
The 41–year–old also faced backlash for his religious acceptance speech at the Grammys.
‘PS…someone get me to Jelly Roll so I can hug his neck!!!’ Hamrick wrote. ‘I’m proud of that man!’
Billie Eilish sported an ‘ICE OUT’ pin that other A–listers also wore in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny won three awards on Sunday night, including the prestigious Album of the Year. He called for ‘ICE out’ in his victory speech
Jelly Roll’s comments came in stark contrast to other Hollywood stars, who took aim at the Trump administration.
Pop star Billie Eilish won a Grammy for her hit song Wildflower on Sunday but made headlines for her acceptance speech while wearing an ‘ICE OUT’ pin.
‘As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,’ Eilish said, in reference to the colonization of the Americas.
Eilish also addressed the ongoing immigration enforcement across the United States.
‘It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter,’ she said.
She finished her remarks by shouting, ‘And f*** ICE, that’s all I’m gonna say. Sorry!’
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, who won three awards on Sunday night, was also among those who criticized ICE at the Grammys.
‘Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say: ICE Out,’ he said, while receiving his first award.
The upcoming Super Bowl performer received a large ovation from the crowd before continuing his remarks.
‘We are not savage. We are not animals. We are not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans,’ he said.
The Daily Mail reached out to Hamrick for further comment.
