WEST LAFAYETTE– Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement on the February 18th fatal crash that killed 64-year-old Terry Schultz at the intersection of U.S. 36 and County Road 525 East in Hendricks County, Indiana.
From Senator Jim Banks:
“Another life taken on Indiana roads by a semitruck driver who never should have been here or behind the wheel in the first place.
How many times are we going to see this same story happen again? It feels like every single week there is another family planning a funeral because illegals who can’t read our road signs and don’t follow our laws are allowed on our highways.
This is not bad luck. This is not just another accident. This is a national crisis! I am sick of it.
We need real accountability and a major overhaul. I’m calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to investigate chameleon carrier networks in Indiana and will be introducing legislation to get unsafe, illegal drivers off our roads before another life is lost and another family gets destroyed.”
Police reported the semitruck driver who ran a red light and caused yesterday’s fatal crash is an illegal alien from India who crossed the southern border illegally in 2018. He was issued a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license in Indiana in May of 2025 and is currently in ICE custody.
Last week, Senator Banks launched the TruckSafe Tipline for truckers and those who work in the trucking industry to share concerns about carriers employing or contracting with drivers who are not legally in the United States, who are not authorized to drive a truck, or who cannot meet required English-language safety standards.
The TruckSafe Tipline can be found here.
Reports submitted to the TruckSafe Tipline will be reviewed and shared with the U.S. Department of Transportation and its Office of Inspector General to help protect roadway safety and ensure a fair, lawful trucking industry.
