{"id":2501876,"date":"2025-10-22T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-truck-driver-charged-with-causing-deadly-multi-car-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:43:39","slug":"illegal-alien-truck-driver-charged-with-causing-deadly-multi-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-truck-driver-charged-with-causing-deadly-multi-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Truck Driver Charged with Causing Deadly Multi-Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-truck-driver-charged-with-causing-deadly-multi-car-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article reports on a fatal trucking accident in Indiana involving an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal immigrant tractor-trailer driver<\/a>, Broko Stankovic. Stankovic lost control of the semi-truck while trying to avoid a stopped van, swerved into oncoming traffic, and collided with a Subaru driven by a 54-year-old man, who died at the scene.Stankovic was arrested and charged with felony reckless homicide and criminal recklessness. It was revealed that he was driving without a valid commercial driver&#8217;s license, using a suspended CDL belonging to a family member, and was in the country illegally. The trucking company was also not properly registered.<\/p>\n<p>The article places this incident within a broader context of numerous hazardous crashes involving illegal immigrants driving commercial vehicles across several states, highlighting lax enforcement and controversial policies regarding licensing and immigration. It criticizes Democrats and liberals for ignoring the risks posed by illegal immigrant drivers and for opposing enforcement efforts by ICE, suggesting that these policies contribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-peace-vigil-removal-near-white-house\/\" title=\"Trump de...ds peace vigil removal near White House\">public safety hazards<\/a> on American roads. The piece concludes by arguing that the problem lies with permissive immigration stances rather than with President Donald Trump or his supporters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a trucking story that&rsquo;s getting tragically familiar.<\/p>\n<p>An illegal alien was arrested last week in Indiana after losing control of a tractor trailer he was driving and driving into oncoming traffic &mdash; killing a driver heading the other way, according to news reports.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the latest in a string of reports about illegal aliens posing a deadly hazard on the nation&rsquo;s highways, but liberals claim President Donald Trump is the problem?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/ice-detainer-placed-on-illinois-truck-driver-after-fatal-indiana-crash-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFLD<\/a>, the Fox station in Chicago, the crash occurred Oct. 15 on U.S. 20 in Portage, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the tractor-trailer, Broko Stankovic, came upon a van that was stopped while waiting to make a left turn, but WFLD reported, Stankovic had failed to slow sufficiently. In an effort to avoid the stopped vehicle, he swerved to the left, entered the oncoming traffic lane, and struck a Subaru Crosstrek SUV.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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        }          \/\/ Add custom styles for STN player         const style=document.createElement('style');         style.textContent=`         #videoPlayer {             min-height: 460px;             margin-bottom: 10px;         }         @media only screen and (max-width: 780px) {             #videoPlayer {                 min-height: 200px;             }         }         `;         document.head.appendChild(style);          \/\/ Add needed div for STN player         const stnDiv=document.createElement(\"div\");         \/\/ add data-stn-player attribute         stnDiv.setAttribute(\"data-stn-player\", \"s28Az7AY\");         document.getElementById(\"videoPlayer\").appendChild(stnDiv);           \/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #videoPlayer and observe it         let paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#videoPlayer\", 2);         observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ Assign user to a group window.adUserGroup=assignSplitTestGroup(); let isSubbed=getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ); 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The van was pushed into a road sign, but the driver and passenger were not seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>Stankovic was charged with one felony count of criminal recklessness resulting in death and one felony count of reckless homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have been treated to a bumper crop of horror stories about illegal aliens behind the wheel in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In September, the state of Texas actually made headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-announces-major-crackdown-dangerous-illegal-truckers-gavin-newsom-take-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcing a crackdown<\/a> on commercial drivers who <em>aren&rsquo;t proficient in English<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For it to be newsworthy that an American state is strict about the English-language skills of drivers of mammoth vehicles capable of mass destruction borders on insane. On the other hand, in California, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sean-duffy-withholds-millions-dot-funds-california-state-refuses-stop-licensing-truckers-cant-read-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insanity prevails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Oklahoma earlier this month, a targeted enforcement operation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oklahoma-governor-warns-illegals-sanctuary-state-trucking-licenses-state-teams-ice-arrest-125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">netted 125 illegal aliens<\/a> driving tractor-trailers through the Sooner State.<\/p>\n<p>And worst of all, in August, an illegal alien from India&nbsp;caused a crash that killed three on Florida&rsquo;s Turnpike when he tried to perform an illegal U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>Unbelievably, he was driving on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-lays-plan-combat-californias-lax-licensing-illegal-truckers-following-tragic-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">valid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tx-official-give-ballots-to-people-who-show-noncitizen-ids\/\" title=\"TX Official: Give Ballots To People Who Show Noncitizen IDs\">commercial driver&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s license<\/a> issued by the state of California, which has no problem licensing illegals to drive mammoth vehicles, even if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-dot-releases-astounding-prelim-findings-california-immigrant-u-turn-truck-driver-answered-2-12-verbal-questions-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they don&rsquo;t speak English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Indiana case last week, there was nothing legal about Stankovic&rsquo;s presence at the crash scene, according to WFLD.<\/p>\n<p>He had no commercial driver&rsquo;s license himself. He was carrying a CDL from Illinois that belonged to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-comes-back-to-bite-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gaza comes back to bite Harris - Washington Examiner\">family member &#038;mdash<\/a>; and it was suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Even the company he was driving for was not registered with the Department of Transportation, according to WFLD.<\/p>\n<p>And most importantly, he was in the country illegally, meaning if the United States had the basic control of its borders that determined who is able to be inside and who is not, it&rsquo;s a good chance that a 54-year-old driver who died might have made it to his destination that day.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and the American left don&rsquo;t want to talk about the toll their permissive policies on illegal immigrants takes on the country.<\/p>\n<p>They spend their time attacking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/betrayed-chicago-pd-brass-orders-cops-ignore-ice-agents-pleas-help-crowd-closes-attack-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> agents who are trying to enforce the law.<\/p>\n<p>They shut down the government itself to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leavitt-turns-tables-reporter-claiming-no-illegal-immigrant-received-medicaid-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health care for illegals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And they organize massive, useless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/school-scrambling-teacher-goes-viral-mocking-charlie-kirks-death-no-kings-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sometimes ugly<\/a> protests &mdash; like the weekend&rsquo;s &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; events &mdash; just to signal their virtue on a grand scale.<\/p>\n<p>But doing something about illegal aliens who are posing a clear and present danger on American roadways?<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not an issue Democrats and leftists care about &mdash; any more than they care about innocent victims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murdered by men<\/a> who should not even be in the country in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The problem isn&rsquo;t Donald Trump, ICE, or Trump supporters. The problem is Democrats themselves.<\/p>\n<p>And, as the party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/historic-poll-devastates-democrats-worst-voter-approval-rating-35-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismal approval rating<\/a> shows &mdash; under 35 percent as of Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a> &mdash; Americans are understanding that.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Last week in Indiana, an undocumented immigrant was taken into custody after losing control of the tractor-trailer he was operating and veering into oncoming traffic, resulting in the death of a driver traveling in the opposite direction, according to news sources. This event adds to numerous recent reports highlighting the dangers posed by illegal immigrants on U.S. roads.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chicago&#8217;s Fox affiliate WFLD, the crash happened on October 15 along U.S. Highway 20 in Portage, Indiana. The truck driver, Broko Stankovic, encountered a van waiting to make a left turn but failed to slow down adequately. Attempting to avoid hitting the stopped vehicle, he swerved left into opposing traffic and collided with a Subaru Crosstrek SUV.<\/p>\n<p>The Subaru&#8217;s driver-a 54-year-old man from Indiana-died at the scene. The collision caused Stankovic&#8217;s tractor-trailer to jackknife and hit the van he tried to avoid; fortunately, neither occupant of that van suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Stankovic faces felony charges for reckless homicide and criminal recklessness causing death. Recent months have seen many alarming stories involving illegal immigrants driving large commercial vehicles unsafely across America.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Texas made headlines for cracking down on commercial drivers lacking English proficiency-a move some found necessary given these risks-while California continues issuing licenses without strict language requirements or immigration status checks.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Stankovic was driving illegally: his own commercial license was suspended; he used another family member&#8217;s license from Illinois; his employer wasn&#8217;t registered with transportation authorities; and most critically, he was unlawfully present in the country.<\/p>\n<p>If border controls were properly enforced so only authorized individuals could be inside America legally-and behind wheel licenses issued accordingly-this fatal accident might have been prevented.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these facts showing how permissive immigration policies can endanger public safety on highways nationwide-and despite law enforcement efforts-many Democrats focus instead on criticizing ICE agents or pushing healthcare benefits for undocumented immigrants while ignoring victims like this man who lost his life due to such negligence.<\/p>\n<p>The real problem isn&#8217;t President Trump or immigration enforcement agencies-it lies with those enabling lax border security policies that put innocent Americans at risk every day. Public opinion reflects growing awareness of this issue as Democratic approval ratings remain low amid ongoing debates over immigration policy reform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you want it shortened further or adjusted for tone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2501877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/II-Crashh.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32846,33009,65687,65686],"class_list":["post-2501876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fatal-accident","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-multi-car-crash","tag-truck-accident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/II-Crashh.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501880,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501876\/revisions\/2501880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}