The woman who committed a hit-and-run on a jet ski, killing a kayaker in Texas, was an illegal immigrant, state Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday.

Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez struck and killed 18-year-old Ava Moore on Lake Grapevine, Mr. Paxton said.

“Ava Moore’s senseless death was caused by an illegal alien who should have never been in our country in the first place,” Mr. Paxton said. “My heart breaks for Ava’s family and friends, and my prayers are with them as they face this tragedy.”

The Grapevine Police Department and Texas Game Wardens said Ms. Gonzalez fled the lake with an unnamed man after she struck Ms. Moore. Police also accused Ms. Gonzalez and the man of hitting a car while fleeing and subsequently leaving the scene of that accident as well.

A woman who was riding as a passenger on the jet ski stayed at the lake.

Ms. Moore was brought ashore following the collision, but died at the scene.

“She didn’t suffer in agony. It’s very tragic, and I extend my deepest condolences to the family. I can’t imagine being the parents of this young girl. But one thing I can say is that she didn’t suffer from the moment I saw her,” Lisa Scrabeck, who checked Ms. Moore’s pulse on shore, told KTVT-TV.

Ms. Moore was just weeks away from basic training to join the U.S. military and was home in Texas visiting her parents for Memorial Day.

“We talked throughout the course of the year that at some point in her career she was going to be a four-star general because she loved it. She made those around her better,” Ke’Sha Blanton, who coached Ms. Moore in basketball at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado, told KDFW-TV.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.