Schuylkill County, PA: An illegal immigrant from Haiti was charged with the murder of a Pennsylvania State Trooper after it was reported that his semi truck hit and killed the trooper in yet another high-profile accident involving an illegal immigrant commercial truck driver.
The trooper, Michael E. Pahira, 44, who returned home to assist his mother in battling cancer, was on duty when the tragedy occurred. Pahira was in the process of inspecting another commercial semi-truck along his route on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County when another semi-truck veered off course, striking the trooper, his police cruiser, and the vehicle he was inspecting. Both commercial vehicles then caught fire, and Trooper Pahira was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, Massachusetts, appeared in Schuylkill County court on Wednesday, July 1, where a judge ordered him held on $700,000 cash bail. The commercial truck driver remains behind bars at the Schuylkill County Prison as the case moves forward, according to Enterprise News.
This tragic accident is the latest in a series of serious accidents involving an illegal immigrant commercial truck driver.
A few months earlier, four people were killed on Indiana State Route 67 when a semi-truck swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid a slowed vehicle, colliding head-on with a passenger van. The driver, Bekzhan Beishekeev, a national of Kyrgyzstan, had entered the U.S. and was subsequently issued a CDL by Pennsylvania.
According to the DHS, Beishekeev entered the country illegally in 2023, at Nogales, Arizona, by using the Biden administration's CBP One app before being released into the U.S. via an immigration parole program.
Just before that, three people died and four were injured on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, when a tractor-trailer failed to slow down for traffic, triggering an eight-vehicle chain-reaction pileup. The driver, Jashanpreet Singh, an Indian national who legally held a California CDL, entered the country illegally in 2022.
Bon entered the United States in July of 2024 under the Biden Administration’s humanitarian parole program. He later applied for Temporary Protected Status but was turned away. The Department of Homeland Security then ended his parole last summer and was ordered to return to his original country, but stayed in the US despite the order.
“While living in Massachusetts, Bon obtained a non-domiciled commercial driver's license in March 2025. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles said he first qualified for the license in 2025 while he was authorized to work under federal law. It was renewed in February 2026 before the Trump administration directed states to stop issuing or renewing non-domiciled CDLs for drivers who no longer met federal eligibility requirements,” Fox News wrote.
A Trooper Gone Too Soon
At 44 years old, Trooper Pahira would have been in the twilight of his career, but instead was taken too soon. He will be missed by his department, friends and family, especially his mother, who is currently fighting for her life.
It was reported that Pahira moved back home to be closer to his mother and to help with medical appointments, recovery, and overall support.
Exactly what a good son would do.
“His mom is battling cancer, and Mike, just in the last few days, helped her shave her head as she is going through her treatments. He was a loving son and he was kind and gentle," PA Governor Shapiro told the media.
He continued, "I spent time with Mike's parents, Patti and Mike, his sister, Jen, and some of his friends and fellow troopers. They told me about Mike — about how great a man he was, about his high school wrestling record, his love of cooking, and his commitment to caring for his mother as she battles cancer.”
Please keep Trooper Pahira and his family in your prayers.
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Writer and author Eddie Molina has over 25 years of combined LEO and military service. Learn more about his interview articles at www.eddiemolina.com
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