ICE Moves To Deport Illegal Who Killed Truck Driver While Watching YouTube Behind The Wheel

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ICE Moves To Deport Illegal Who Killed Truck Driver While Watching YouTube Behind The Wheel

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who was watching YouTube while driving when he killed a Minnesota trucker in March 2024.

ICE arrested Georgii Gabiev, an illegal alien from Russia, in Brooklyn on June 9 and plans to keep him in custody pending removal, the agency said in a June 15 press release. Gabiev entered the U.S. in 2022 and was reportedly released by former President Joe Biden’s administration, according to the New York Post.

Gabiev, who was 32 years old at the time of the March 2024 incident, was charged with criminal vehicular homicide and reckless driving as a result of the crash that killed Timmy J. Tarnowski, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Tarnowski was driving east on the highway and pulling two trailers when Gabiev failed to stop his vehicle while driving north and collided with the truck.

A state trooper responded to the scene of the collision after 5 p.m. on March 5, 2024, and found the trailer lying on its side and engulfed in flames. Medics also responded to the scene, where they pronounced Tarnowski dead.

When the trooper approached Gabiev’s vehicle, he noticed an iPad still playing a YouTube video inside the vehicle. Gabiev said “he was listening to a program on an iPad that was teaching him how to speak English” and “he claimed to not have been looking at the iPad when he was driving,” according to the charges, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. (RELATED: Suspect Allegedly Strikes ICE Agent With Car While Fleeing Arrest)

Gabiev was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to the criminal vehicular homicide charge, but a judge spared his sentence, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported in July 2024. Gabiev faced 69 days in jail, as a result of having credit for time already served, and three years of probation. In addition, he was ordered to take a safe driving course and pay $5,437 to Tarnowski’s family. He spent a total of 120 days in jail, according to the same ICE press release.

Tarnowski’s wife, Tammy, reacted to ICE arresting Gabriev, saying, “Although Tim will never be brought back, Gabiev’s capture will bring the justice deserved.”

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin also reacted to the arrest. (RELATED: House Sends Major Immigration Enforcement Bill To Trump’s Desk After Weaponization Fund Slowed Down Process)

“If it weren’t for the Biden administration’s open border policies, this tragedy would never have happened, and Tim would still be alive. This is our why. President Trump and I will never stop fighting for justice for Angel Families,” he said, according to the release.

An ICE spokesperson directed the Daily Caller to its press release regarding Gabiev’s arrest.

The Daily Caller also contacted DHS for comment.