Man Struck and Killed by Truck While Fleeing ICE in Florida

A 28-year-old man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in St. Augustine, Florida, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, while fleeing from federal immigration agents, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatality marks the third death in approximately one week stemming from encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.

The incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. after agents from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations encountered a vehicle with four occupants in a gas station parking lot. All four individuals fled on foot. Authorities said one man ran across State Road 16 and into the path of the semi-truck. The driver of the truck stopped and attempted to render aid, but the man died at the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the traffic fatality.

This death follows two other fatal incidents involving ICE agents in recent days. On Monday, July 13, ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, fatally shot 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national, during a traffic stop. Officials stated he was not the target of the operation. Less than a week earlier, on July 7, agents in Houston shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado...