Pennsylvania state trooper Michael Pahira killed by Haitian illegal immigrant truck driver in crash: report
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.The second truck, allegedly driven by 33-year-old Michael Bon, veered off the road, striking Pahira’s side mirror before crashing into the other truck.Both truck cabs caught fire as a result of the impact.Construction workers nearby saw the smoke from the wreck and raced to help the pinned trooper.Pahira was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said.Bon, a native of Haiti, had entered the US through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in July 2024 as a US Customs and Border Protection parolee, according to CBS 21.He filed for Temporary Protected Status with US Customs and Immigration Services in October 2024, but his application was denied.The Department of Homeland Security terminated his parole in June 2025.and issued a notice for him to leave the country, an order he didn’t obey and remained in the US, living in Brockton, Mass., the outlet reported.During his time in the Bay State, Bon obtained a non-domiciled CDL from Massachusetts and began driving tractor-trailers.He first applied for the special license in March 2025, when he was still eligible to work in the US under federal law, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles told CBS 21.
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