Case Category

Unauthorized Drivers

Documented cases involving unauthorized, unqualified, or illegally operating drivers on U.S. roads.

Oct 2023 · Arrested Apr 2026Pennsylvania highway

Hendry Tamarez Nunez

Maryland resident, U.S. citizen, and father of two — killed in a wrong-way commercial truck crash

Driver charged with felony vehicular homicide; arrested after USCIS screening

Dawood Hussain, an illegal Pakistani alien, allegedly drove a commercial tractor-trailer the wrong way on a Pennsylvania highway in October 2023, killing Hendry Tamarez Nunez. USCIS' screening flagged Hussain as a public-safety threat and alerted ICE, which arrested him at a scheduled interview. USCIS noted a new DOT rule (effective March 2026) barring many aliens from obtaining CDLs would have prevented the tragedy — a rule tying directly to the initiative's 'Dalilah Law' framework.

Driver

Dawood Hussain (operated a CMV without lawful status)

Legal Status

Felony vehicular homicide

Source: USCIS.gov
Oct 2025Indiana highways (near IL state line)

Operation Midway Blitz

223 illegal aliens arrested — 146 of them semi-truck drivers, many driving on fake or fraudulently obtained CDLs

146 drivers arrested; Indiana announced a CDL enforcement crackdown

A joint DHS / Indiana State Police operation targeting illegally licensed commercial drivers netted 223 arrests, including 146 semi-truck drivers. Authorities say many were operating under fake or fraudulently obtained commercial credentials. Indiana's governor and lawmakers announced a CDL crackdown in response, highlighting how fraudulent licensing puts unvetted, unauthorized drivers on U.S. highways.

Driver

146 commercial drivers (fake/fraudulent CDLs)

Legal Status

Illegal operation of a commercial vehicle; immigration violations

Source: DHS.gov
Aug 12, 2025St. Lucie County, FL

Three Killed in Florida

Three innocent people killed instantly when an 18-wheeler blocked all lanes of the highway during an illegal U-turn

Charged with three counts of vehicular homicide; ICE detainer lodged

Harjinder Singh attempted an illegal U-turn through an 'Official Use Only' access point, blocking all lanes of the highway with his 18-wheeler and triggering a wreck that instantly killed three people. Despite having no legal right to be in the U.S., Singh held a California-issued CDL, which gave him the keys to a 40-ton vehicle on public roads.

Driver

Harjinder Singh (illegal alien with a CA-issued CDL)

Legal Status

Three counts of vehicular homicide

Source: DHS.gov
Oct 22, 2025San Bernardino County, CA

Three Killed in DUI 18-Wheeler Crash

Three people killed and several more injured in a DUI collision involving an 18-wheeler

Charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated & DUI; ICE detainer lodged

Jashanpreet Singh, a criminal illegal alien from India, killed three people and injured several others in an eight-vehicle DUI crash involving his 18-wheeler in San Bernardino County. Dash-camera footage captured the collision. Singh first entered the U.S. through the southern border in 2022 and was released, later driving a commercial semi on American roads.

Driver

Jashanpreet Singh (driving an 18-wheeler while intoxicated)

Legal Status

Vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; DUI

Source: DHS.gov
June 20, 2024Mojave Desert, California

6-year-old Dalilah Coleman — Critically Injured (No Fatalities)

Six-year-old girl suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury in a multi-car pileup caused by an 18-wheeler; now requires a wheelchair — the namesake of 'The Dalilah Law'

ICE arrested Singh in August 2025; the Coleman family later met him at Mesa Verde Detention Center. Per a statement from Dalilah's father Marcus Coleman, Singh has since fled back to India.

Partap Singh, an illegal alien from India operating a commercial 18-wheeler, caused a multi-car pileup that left six-year-old Dalilah Coleman with a traumatic brain injury. Her father Marcus Coleman said, 'I lost my daughter that day. I lost the little girl who used to run down the driveway when I pulled up.' Dalilah now requires a wheelchair and lifelong daily care. Critically, no one was killed in this crash — yet a released, unverified driver still destroyed a child's life. Singh held a California-licensed CDL and a federally-approved Employment Authorization Document, which the federal government renewed even after the accident. This is the tragedy the initiative's 'Dalilah Law' is named for.

Driver

Partap Singh (illegal alien from India, CA-licensed CDL, EAD holder)

Legal Status

Criminal proceedings pending

Source: FOX26 / KMPH News
Nov 24, 2025Deschutes County, OR (US Highway 20)

William Micah Carter & Jennifer Lynn Lower

Two people killed when their Subaru collided with a jackknifed semi-trailer blocking both lanes

Charged with criminally negligent homicide & reckless endangering; ICE detainer lodged

Rajinder Kumar, a criminal illegal alien from India, jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer on U.S. Highway 20, blocking both lanes. A Subaru Outback collided with the truck, killing the driver, William Micah Carter, and passenger, Jennifer Lynn Lower. ICE lodged an arrest detainer following his arrest on criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangering charges — part of a disturbing pattern of illegal aliens operating commercial semi-trucks on U.S. highways.

Driver

Rajinder Kumar (jackknifed a commercial semi-truck)

Legal Status

Criminally negligent homicide; reckless endangering

Source: DHS.gov
July 2026Schuylkill County, PA (I-81)

Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr.

44-year-old trooper killed during a commercial-vehicle inspection — he had moved home to care for his mother during cancer treatment

Driver charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter & reckless driving ($700K bail)

Michael Bon, a 33-year-old Haitian national living in Massachusetts, allegedly left the roadway and struck the marked patrol vehicle and truck that Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. was inspecting along I-81, killing the trooper. Bon entered the U.S. on humanitarian parole in 2024; his parole was terminated and he was ordered to leave in 2025, but remained. The case prompted renewed calls to tighten non-domiciled CDL rules.

Driver

Michael Bon, 33 (Haitian national operating a semi-truck)

Legal Status

Homicide by vehicle; involuntary manslaughter; reckless driving

Source: Boston Herald
Dec 11, 2025Washington State freeway

Robert Pearson

29-year-old American killed on scene when his vehicle caught fire after being struck from behind by a commercial truck

Charged with vehicular homicide; Washington sanctuary politicians refused to honor the ICE detainer and released him back onto America's roads

Kamalpreet Singh, a criminal illegal alien truck driver from India, failed to decelerate on a Washington State freeway on December 11, 2025, striking the rear of another vehicle and pushing it into a third vehicle. The vehicle he directly hit caught fire and its 29-year-old driver, Robert Pearson, died on the scene. Singh illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 near Lukeville, Arizona, and was released into the country by the Biden administration. Despite an ICE arrest detainer, Washington sanctuary politicians refused to honor it — releasing a public-safety threat back onto the roads.

Driver

Kamalpreet Singh (illegal alien from India, commercial truck driver)

Legal Status

Vehicular homicide

Source: DHS.gov
Dec 4, 2025Lacey, Washington

Six-Car Pileup Including School Bus

18-wheeler slammed into another vehicle, causing a six-car pileup that included a school bus; ICE detainer refused by sanctuary state

Local authorities refused to honor the ICE detainer due to sanctuary policies; Hernandez-Santos was released from custody

Juan Hernandez-Santos, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, is accused of causing a wreck while driving an 18-wheeler that slammed into another vehicle, triggering a six-car pileup — including with a school bus — on the morning of December 4, 2025, in Lacey, Washington. Local authorities did not honor the ICE detainer due to Washington's sanctuary policies, and he was subsequently released from custody, leaving federal immigration enforcement unable to remove the public-safety threat.

Driver

Juan Hernandez-Santos (illegal alien from Mexico, 18-wheeler driver)

Legal Status

Caused multi-vehicle wreck while operating a commercial vehicle; immigration violations

Source: DHS.gov