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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
Associated Press ^ | 07/14/2026

Posted on 07/14/2026 2:16:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.

The 28-year-old was among four occupants of a vehicle that stopped in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store in St. Augustine before 7 a.m.

During an encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Homeland Security Investigations, the four fled on foot, with one darting across a busy road into the path of the semi, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Dylan Bryan said in an emailed statement. The driver of the semi stopped and tried to help the man, Bryan said.

It was the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine.

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How sad. For the semi driver, I mean.
1 posted on 07/14/2026 2:16:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Florida Hombrè?


2 posted on 07/14/2026 2:18:24 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

Was he also illegal?


3 posted on 07/14/2026 2:18:56 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Responsibility2nd

bummer


4 posted on 07/14/2026 2:20:04 PM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: AbolishCSEU

“It was the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine.”

Pay attention kids, crime doesn’t pay!


5 posted on 07/14/2026 2:22:22 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: Texas Eagle

God certainly had this fellow’s number. Sometimes, it’s just time to go.


6 posted on 07/14/2026 2:22:36 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Don’t play in the Street” -JoMama...


7 posted on 07/14/2026 2:23:08 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: TheDon

Past time to self deport....


8 posted on 07/14/2026 2:23:42 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Paladin2

Do not expect sympathy from me.


9 posted on 07/14/2026 2:25:52 PM PDT by vaskypilot
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To: Responsibility2nd

Hope the tractor trailer is ok.


10 posted on 07/14/2026 2:26:36 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Texas Eagle

Florida Pancake. Say, they should advertise those at Waffle House!


11 posted on 07/14/2026 2:26:48 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He fled the law and the law won...


12 posted on 07/14/2026 2:26:59 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Mark

What percentage of 80,000,000 does 3 represent?


13 posted on 07/14/2026 2:27:45 PM PDT by 4Runner ("I gotta join a union to get paid for loafin'?" " Sure ya do!" --Abbott & Costello)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Some good news as ICE is ordered to halt most vehicle stops after second fatal shooting.


14 posted on 07/14/2026 2:28:09 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: AbolishCSEU

Bad for the trucker...or anyone traveling that highway.

The Illegal chose poorly.
First, to illegally enter and live in America.
Second, to run from law enforcement.
Third, to dart into a busy highway to play with motor vehicles.
Forth, imo, he didn’t even qualify for Darwin Award consideration.


15 posted on 07/14/2026 2:29:17 PM PDT by citizen (All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Shame these people would risk their lives to stay here instead of going home and applying for citizenship the legal way. Stupid, stupid, stupid.


16 posted on 07/14/2026 2:29:26 PM PDT by Jonny7797
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To: Responsibility2nd

Self-deported


17 posted on 07/14/2026 2:29:51 PM PDT by Rio
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To: mikey_hates_everything

So, the criminal just drives away? And that’s good news to you??


18 posted on 07/14/2026 2:31:34 PM PDT by citizen (All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Frogger !

Watch out for those semis .


19 posted on 07/14/2026 2:31:53 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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Poor driver. Mandatory drug test, hours of paperwork safety reports. Time missed he could be earning. Plus likely damage to the grill or fender.


20 posted on 07/14/2026 2:35:38 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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