A 28-year-old presumed illegal alien fleeing immigration officers in St. Augustine, Florida, was struck and killed by a semi-truck after he ran into oncoming traffic.
The deceased man was one of four individuals in a vehicle stopped by federal agents in the parking lot of a gas station very early Friday morning.
The four individuals fled on foot and one of them ran into oncoming traffic when he was fatally struck by a semi-truck.
The immigration status of the deceased 28-year-old is unclear.
The Miami Herald reported:
A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.
The man fled agents and was hit by a truck, Florida Highway Patrol Master Sergeant Dylan Bryan told the Miami Herald. FHP was not involved in the operation, but is currently investigating the incident, which took place shortly before 7 a.m.
“Preliminary information revealed that an encounter between HSI and ICE agents occurred in the parking lot of a local gas station/convenience store,” Bryan wrote in a statement. He said that four people ran off and one was hit by a tractor-trailer after running across State Road 16.
The immigration status and nationality of the victim are unclear, as is the reason immigration agents were involved. The tractor-trailer driver stopped and tried to help the victim, Bryan said. A photo published by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office shows a truck for the company Eggland’s Best blocking the highway.
Last week an illegal alien from Mexico was fatally shot after trying to run over an ICE agent in Houston, Texas.