Missouri governor urges Illinois to review trucker licensing after crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 00:32 · Archive

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has called on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to review commercial licensing procedures after a semi-truck crash killed three people on 71 Highway in Kansas City on Monday. The Volvo semi-truck driver, 39-year-old Eldar Skander, struck three vehicles that were stopped, killing a 35-year-old mother and her two sons, ages 9 and 6, according to WIFR. Seven others were injured in the crash. Skander is in custody in the Jackson County Detention Center and faces three involuntary manslaughter charges. WIFR reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement described Skander as an illegal alien from Ukraine. Court documents list an address in Chicago, Illinois, as Skander's connection to that state.

Kehoe sent a letter to Pritzker calling for an immediate review and overhaul of Illinois's commercial licensing procedures for truckers. In a statement, Kehoe wrote that Americans deserve to know drivers sharing roads with their families are legally authorised and fully qualified to operate heavy commercial equipment safely. He stated that Missouri has strict protocols in place to ensure proper verification and highway safety. Kehoe said Illinois should implement thorough vetting procedures to prevent issuance of commercial driver's licences to those with criminal records or who are in the country illegally.

How it is being reported

• Pritzker asked to review trucker licensing after mother, 2 children killed in Kansas City crashMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called out Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker after a deadly semi-truck crash on a Kansas City highway.WIFR · 13 Nov, 23:55
• Kehoe urges Illinois Gov. to review trucker licensing after deadly Kansas City crashMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called out his peer, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, after a deadly semi-truck crash on a Kansas City highway earlier this week.Kfvs12 · 13 Nov, 18:30

In this story: Mike Kehoe · JB Pritzker · Eldar Skander · Missouri · Illinois · Kansas City · Ukraine · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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