NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Officials have identified the man who died Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Interstate 264 in Norfolk.
VSP: Man fatally struck on I-264 in Norfolk while fleeing ICE pursuit
According to Virginia State Police, the incident happened just after 11 a.m. on I-264 eastbound near the Military Highway interchange. Troopers said a man exited his vehicle and tried to cross the interstate during a pursuit with ICE officers when he was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup truck and pronounced dead at the scene.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson identified the man as Jose Castro-Rivera of Honduras. The spokesperson called the incident “tragic,” adding it “could have been prevented had Castro-Rivera complied with our officers.” The spokesperson also said ICE officers had determined the people in the vehicle were in the United States illegally, which led to them “detaining the occupants of the targeted vehicle.”
Community leaders close to Castro-Rivera tell 10 On Your Side he was 24-years-old…