Another illegal semi-truck driver from Serbia who didn’t have a valid commercial driver’s license killed a man during a fiery car crash last week in northwest Indiana, resulting in felony charges for reckless homicide.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also placed a detainer on the semi driver, Borko Stankovic of Lyons, Ill., after the multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Officials said Stankovic possessed a suspended Illinois CDL, which belonged to a family member, but didn’t have a valid CDL himself.
🚨 Porter County, IN: On Wednesday, Broko Stankovic was arrested for Reckless Homicide and is accused driving of driving a Freightliner semi-tractor without a CDL, causing the death of a 54-year-old man in a vehicle crash. @fox32news is reporting that he has an immigration… pic.twitter.com/u6YHOD5Ipx
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) October 17, 2025
The semi-truck driven by Stankovic, 41, reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Subaru Crosstrek head-on, killing the 54-year-old driver. The crash occurred on U.S. Hwy 20, near Douglas Drive in Portage, Indiana.
Stankovic swerved to avoid a stopped van but lost control, causing the semi to jackknife and strike multiple vehicles, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
During the investigation, police determined Stankovic was not authorized to operate a commercial motor vehicle. His company wasn’t registered with the Department of Transportation,
Authorities arrested and charged Stankovic with one felony count of criminal recklessness resulting in death and one felony count of reckless homicide.
The collision caused “catastrophic” damage to the Subaru, WGN-9 TV reported. and. The driver, Jeffrey Eberly, of Mishawaka, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers confirmed the collision required an extended recovery effort due to the severity of the vehicle damage, according to Region News Source.
Stankovic reportedly told police he owned both the truck and a company called Move RPM Inc. He has a regular Illinois driver’s license marked “Federal Limits Apply”—not a commercial driver’s license, according to police. Investigators further found no record of Move RPM Inc. in federal DOT registries.
Local outlet Region News Source reported that investigators obtained surveillance video from a business located nearby.
The video shows an eastbound Ram Sprinter van slowed to a stop due to traffic as it waited to make a left turn. Stankovic’s eastbound Freightliner semi-tractor with a trailer didn’t appear to slow down as it approached the van.
But instead of stopping or changing lanes to the right, which was open, the semi driver crossed into the left inside lane of westbound U.S. 20, where it struck a westbound Subaru Crosstrek, police said.
Responding officers arrived to find the Subaru crushed on the driver’s side. The Sprinter van was pushed off the roadway and into a business sign for Clean Air Car Check, and the semi sat jackknifed across both westbound lanes.
The driver and passenger of the van were treated at the scene and released.
Court filings state that Stankovic did not have proper licensing or authorization to operate a semi-truck, and his actions showed disregard for training and safety requirements necessary to handle a large vehicle on a 45-mph roadway.
ICE also issued a detainer on Stankovic at the Porter County Jail. WGN News spoke with Porter County prosecutor Gary Germann to learn if the detainer could lead to Stankovic not getting locally prosecuted for his charges.
“We’re going to do our best to keep that from happening,” Germann said. “If they detain him, it doesn’t mean they’re going to deport him immediately.”
This is the latest incident involving an illegal immigrant truck driver killing or severely injuring motorists on the roadway. There have been other accidents in California and New Jersey.
Issuing CDLs to foreigners gained national attention—and prompted new DOT rules— after a fatal wreck in Florida in August. A semi-truck driver who was in the U.S. illegally made an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike and killed three people in a minivan.
In September, a highway operation in Oklahoma targeting truck drivers nabbed 125 illegal immigrants and many CDLs. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol encountered numerous truck drivers with licenses issued by sanctuary states that ignore federal immigration laws and enforcement, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office said in a news release.
In another case out of Indiana, the FBI recently tracked down an illegal immigrant accused of causing a fatal car crash in Indianapolis in 2010. The FBI announced the arrested of Israel Espinosa, 36, in Oklahoma on Sept. 26.
The FBI release said Espinosa was charged with reckless homicide in a 2010 hit-and-run crash in Indianapolis that killed a 16-year-old. Espinosa fled the scene of the crash on foot, and empty alcohol containers were reportedly found in his vehicle, WISH-TV 8 reported.
He is accused of driving a Nissan Altima that slammed into an SUV stopped at a traffic light on Nov. 27, 2010, and killing a passenger in the SUV, 16-year-old Megan Ratliff.
Espinosa faced several charges, including reckless homicide, failure to stop after a fatal crash, and operating a vehicle without a license. He fled the state and has been on the run since. Espinosa was previously deported and re-entered the country illegally.
