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Pennsylvania state trooper Michael Pahira killed by Haitian illegal immigrant truck driver in crash: report
NYPost ^ | 07/04/2026

Posted on 07/04/2026 4:52:53 AM PDT by devane617

A Pennsylvania State trooper was killed by an illegal immigrant trucker who entered the country under the Biden administration and obtained a commercial driver’s license from Massachusetts while refusing to leave the country.

Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr., 44, was inspecting a semitruck on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County at about 7 a.m. Wednesday when another truck went off the roadway and hit the first vehicle, creating a domino effect and striking the officer, state police said.

Pahira’s patrol car was parked behind the cab with its emergency lights on as he inspected the vehicle parked on the right shoulder in Cass Township when the deadly chain reaction occurred, according to officials.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: verysad
RIP and God bless his family.
1 posted on 07/04/2026 4:52:53 AM PDT by devane617
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To: devane617

So indict the HR department, CEO and Board of Directors of the trucking company as accessories.


2 posted on 07/04/2026 4:56:13 AM PDT by nonliberal (Pinochet did nothing wrong.)
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To: devane617

RIP Trooper.

Ping...


3 posted on 07/04/2026 4:58:44 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: nonliberal

I would also sue them into oblivion.


4 posted on 07/04/2026 5:17:59 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: nonliberal

good point


5 posted on 07/04/2026 5:24:11 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: nonliberal

That’s the best way to end this deadly nonsense.


6 posted on 07/04/2026 5:28:19 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: nonliberal; All

Right...and the folks who said an open boarder is a great idea! 😡😡😡😡😡


7 posted on 07/04/2026 5:33:03 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: nonliberal; MayflowerMadam

Ditto. Start at the top and jail everyone in the chain to this driver.


8 posted on 07/04/2026 5:33:31 AM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: nonliberal

Massachusetts gave him the license.


9 posted on 07/04/2026 5:43:14 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: devane617

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!!


10 posted on 07/04/2026 5:56:38 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: nonliberal

While we’re at it, let’s indict the moron in the Pennsylvania State Police leadership who thought it was a good idea to have troopers conduct commercial vehicle inspections along the shoulder of a limited-access highway.


11 posted on 07/04/2026 6:24:24 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Why don't we indict the bosses of cops who pull people over for DUI checks, too. You have to do it somewhere.

Aren't they supposed to check their driver logs to make sure they are getting the proper rest?

-PJ

12 posted on 07/04/2026 6:34:39 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

QUESTION: IF “DRIVER”’S ARE BEING GIVEN CDL’S & CANNOT READ/WRITE/SPEAK ENGLISH-—

HOW DO THEY KEEP A PROPER DRIVER’S LOG???


13 posted on 07/04/2026 7:12:46 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: devane617
Now Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr.'s family gets to join "Angel Families" - an organization no one wants to be a part of.

This killing was 100% preventable and blame should be placed on the Biden admin:

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14 posted on 07/04/2026 7:13:15 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: devane617

Where is the pic of the illegal Haitian?
Stop the flow of ALL illegals!


15 posted on 07/04/2026 7:17:30 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITT)
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To: tennmountainman

https://local21news.com/news/local/man-who-hit-killed-state-trooper-tractor-trailer-haiti-michael-pahira-bon-cdl-commercial-license-driver-schuylkill-county-pennsylvania-massachusetts


16 posted on 07/04/2026 8:59:35 AM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: ridesthemiles
Wouldn't random stops on the highways go a long way to find out?

-PJ

17 posted on 07/04/2026 9:31:57 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too; ridesthemiles

All the way back about 1990, I went on a bus tour throughout Europe. All trucks and buses had some kind of a disc in them that recorded when they were being operated, how fast they were going, etc.. periodically, the disc (every day, week?) had to be turned in to someone so that the driver could continue being licensed.

The bus was not allowed to run its air conditioner when it was stopped. After every rest stop, the bus was extremely hot when we got back on, but it cooled down fast with powerful air-conditioning. When I used to live near DC and visited downtown quite often, I would see the Mall lined with big tour buses running their motors all day long so the driver could sit in Air Conditioning. It simply does not match what the environmentalists claim that they want. Hopefully that is no longer happening.

If the technology could do that back in 1990, surely there is something that can be automatically recording and remotely reporting what the big rigs are doing in this country every minute they’re moving. I do not believe that politicians like policies that penalize everyone who breaks the law the same. They like to be able to give special favors to their preferred groups.


18 posted on 07/04/2026 9:43:39 AM PDT by Freee-dame (The left never dreamed that Trump would be back in the White House in 2025. )
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To: Political Junkie Too
PennDOT does commercial motor vehicle inspections in rest areas, weigh stations, and in designated areas along the highways where there is sufficient lateral clearance to park a vehicle at least 20 feet away from the edge of the travel lane.

Doing a full CMV inspection on the shoulder of an active roadway with a posted speed limit of 65 mph is absolutely retarded, in my humble (and professional) opinion.

19 posted on 07/04/2026 11:10:37 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Where do they pull over the speeders?

-PJ

20 posted on 07/04/2026 11:14:34 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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