Mexican Man Who Died After Being Struck by Truck While Fleeing ICE in Florida Was on Vacation, Authorities Say
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A Mexican man who was killed after being hit by a truck in Florida while fleeing from federal immigration agents was on vacation in the United States and held a tourist visa, according to a Mexican government official and a group assisting his wife. Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died on July 14 after reportedly running across a busy highway in St. Augustine and into the path of a truck. His death was the third linked to encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in about a week, following deadly shootings in Texas and Maine. Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz in central Mexico's Guanajuato state to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworker advocacy group. Jeffers noted on Tuesday that he had stayed in Georgia for three weeks before heading to Florida's east coast to enjoy the beaches.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
