JAY COUNTY, INDIANA — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced enforcement actions against multiple trucking companies and a commercial driver’s license school following a fatal semi-truck crash that killed four members of an Amish community earlier this month.

According to federal officials, the actions stem from a February 3, 2026 crash involving 30-year-old Bekzhan Beishekeev, a Kyrgyzstan national who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said was illegally present in the United States at the time of the collision.

Police said Beishekeev was operating a semi-truck eastbound on State Road 67 near County Road 550 East when he failed to slow for traffic and swerved into the westbound lane, striking a van carrying six people.

Four occupants of the van were killed in the crash: 50-year-old Henry Eicher, 25-year-old Menno Eicher, 19-year-old Paul Eicher and 23-year-old Simon Girod.

Shortly after the crash, ICE issued a detainer for Beishekeev.

On February 13, 2026, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that federal authorities had taken the following actions:

• Placed out of service: AJ Partners, identified as the driver’s employer

• Placed out of service: Tutash Express and Sam Express, carriers connected to AJ Partners

• Revoked certification: Aydana CDL school, described by officials as a “sham school” that helped the driver obtain a license

In a public statement, Duffy said:

“After a Kyrgyzstani illegal alien plowed his big rig into a van and killed four men from a tight-knit Amish community, this is what USDOT is doing NOW:

KNOCKED OUT OF SERVICE: Illegal trucker’s employer, AJ Partners
KNOCKED OUT OF SERVICE: Two other SHADY carriers connected to AJ Partners – Tutash Express & Sam Express
REVOKED CERTIFICATION: Sham school, Aydana, that helped the illegal trucker get a license

This crackdown is JUST GETTING STARTED. We will not rest until every bad actor is held ACCOUNTABLE.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration assisted in the enforcement actions.

ICE officials also stated that Beishekeev entered the United States using the CBP One app and alleged that Pennsylvania issued him a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license despite his immigration status. ICE partially blamed both federal border policy and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for issuing the CDL.

The crash remains under investigation.

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