An Uzbek truck driver who didn't speak English crashed into a car, killing a young football player.

A truck driver, an Uzbek immigrant from Ohio who was admitted to the United States under Biden, is believed to have fatally struck a college football player. The trucker didn't speak English, according to investigators. New York PostThis incident has once again drawn attention to the procedure for issuing commercial rights, reports ABC News.

A truck driver from Uzbekistan, who entered the United States through the visa lottery program, was involved in a fatal accident in Ohio. According to Fox News sources, he did not speak English and communicated with traffic police officers who arrived at the scene using Google Translate.

Behzod Asrarov, 42, was driving a semi-trailer on Interstate 71 in Madison County when he struck a Honda Accord driven by Tobias "Toby" Forsythe, 21, a goalkeeper for the University of Massachusetts Lowell soccer team.

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When Ohio State Highway Patrol officers arrived on the scene, Asrarov, who holds a state commercial driver's license (CDL), attempted to rip the dashcam from the dashboard and smash it, sources said.

They also said he wanted to smash and destroy three of his phones and a travel data recording device.

Asrarov entered the United States in 2024 under the Biden administration through the visa lottery program.

However, questions remain about his qualifications as a commercial driver. Authorities previously received information that Asrarov does not speak English, even though obtaining a CDL (a commercial driver's license that legally authorizes the operation of heavy-duty, heavy-duty, or specialized vehicles in the United States) requires passing a language test.

"We cannot allow drivers like Asrarov, who cannot read road signs and are unable to communicate with police, to operate multi-ton trucks on American highways," US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on social media.

ABC News contacted the Ohio State Highway Patrol asking for additional details about the accident, as well as information about the trucking company where Asrarov worked and where the truck was towed to determine its ownership. Police responded that the investigation is ongoing and are not releasing further information at this time.

What is known about the victim

Forsythe, an economics major, joined the UMass Lowell River Hawks in the 2026 class after two seasons at Ashland University and playing for Shawnee State, where he started all 17 games in 2025, the university announced.

"Our entire athletic department is deeply shocked by Toby's death," said Lynn Coutts, the university's athletic director.

Head coach Kyle Zenoni said Forsythe showed up every day: "He never took the easy way out or looked for favors - he just wanted the opportunity to achieve it himself."

"Our sorrow is with Toby's family, his friends, his teammates, and everyone who knew him. We will always be grateful for his time on our team and will cherish his memory," Zenoni added.

A GoFundMe page was created on July 9th to raise funds for the family of 21-year-old Toby Forsyth. The funds will be used to cover funeral expenses and travel costs for his relatives from Australia.

Commercial Driver's License Stamping Schools

Meanwhile, the Donald Trump administration has stepped up its efforts to revoke the commercial driver's licenses of immigrant drivers who do not speak English, deeming them a threat to road safety.

Some trucking industry experts believe part of the problem stems from so-called CDL stamping schools. They claim these training centers improperly train or test candidates who don't meet federal requirements and then help them obtain commercial driver's licenses.

"After the introduction of national training standards, a rash of unscrupulous players emerged," said Andrew Poliakoff, vice president of the Commercial Driver Training Association. "Some offered training in just one or two days. This is extremely poor practice, and we are working to ensure these companies leave the market."

Ohio lawmakers said the crash raises serious questions about how commercial driver's licenses are issued.

"The accidents we're seeing in Central Ohio are surprising and alarming," said State Senator Tim Shaffer. "I want to understand what standards we have in place in Ohio. We need to make sure we're doing this better than other states. When we issue CDLs, we need to make sure the person is capable of safely operating these large trucks. We also need to make sure the testing is done properly."

Shaffer, who serves as vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, added that drivers who don't speak English may have difficulty reading road signs and communicating with police in emergency situations.

"If someone doesn't understand English, the question arises whether they will be able to understand road signs or communicate with the police," he assured.

US Department of Transportation Commissioner Sean Duffy has expressed concerns about how non-English speaking drivers obtain commercial licenses.

"Over the past year, Secretary Duffy has focused on bringing order to the trucking industry, which under Biden and Pete Buttigieg had essentially been operating like the Wild West. That's why the department approved a rule prohibiting unqualified and uninspected foreign drivers from obtaining licenses to operate commercial trucks and buses. States that fail to enforce our requirements will be held accountable," a U.S. Department of Transportation spokesperson said.

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