Man fleeing ICE agents killed by tractor-trailer in St. Augustine
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A man fleeing from federal immigration officials and other federal agents was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a tractor trailer, authorities said.
According to the information provided by the Department of Homeland Security to Fox News Digital, the unidentified 28-year-old Mexican citizen was in St. Augustine was among four people in a vehicle stopped in a gas station parking lot just before 6:45 a.m. in Florida.
All four people inside fled on foot during the encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). One of them ran on a busy road, crashed into an oncoming truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. marshals conduct a traffic stop on an individual who allegedly had expired tags and no driver’s license in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 2025. A Mexican man was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a tractor trailer while fleeing federal immigration enforcement, authorities said. (Andrew Leyden)
“The pedestrian was struck by a tractor trailer in the right lane and suffered fatal injuries at the scene,” Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said. he said.
The 64-year-old truck driver immediately stopped and tried to help the man, the agency said. FHP is currently investigating the traffic fatality.
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Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) stop traffic and detain people in Washington on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for comment.
The death was the third involving people running into or running from ICE agents in about a week. A man was shot and killed in Texas after DHS said he tried to hit agents with his vehicle.
Another man was shot and killed while inside a vehicle in Maine.
St. In this photo provided by the Johns County Sheriff’s Office, St. The eastbound lanes of SR 16 between Outlet Mall Boulevard and Inman Road in St. Augustine, Florida are closed following a fatal crash. (St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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Hours after Tuesday’s incident, the Trump administration signaled a major policy change by ordering ICE officers to temporarily halt most vehicle stops across the country.
