A man fleeing federal immigration agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday, authorities confirmed.
The 28-year-old was one of four individuals in a vehicle that stopped at a St. Augustine gas station and convenience store before 7 a.m.
During an encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), all four fled on foot. The man ran across a busy road, directly into the path of the semi, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Dylan Bryan reported. The truck driver stopped and tried to help the man.
This marks the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine.
Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security immediately returned emails from The Associated Press seeking comment.
