# Kansas City Truck Crash: Driver Charged in Deaths of Mom, 2 Sons

- Link: https://the-timenews.com/kansas-city-truck-crash-charges/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:00:55+00:00
- Author: The Time News

A family from Washington state was driving toward the airport to catch a flight 
home when a speeding semi-truck slammed into their minivan from behind. That violent**
Kansas City truck crash** on Monday left 35-year-old Olga Sorbalo and her two young
sons, 8-year-old Luis and 4-year-old Samir, dead on the highway.

Sorbalo’s husband, Liviu Sorbalo, and their youngest child survived the wreck, but
six other people from surrounding vehicles were rushed to nearby hospitals with 
severe injuries. The disaster destroyed a young family and immediately ignited a
federal review into commercial licensing and border enforcement across state lines.

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Prosecutors in Missouri have now filed criminal charges against the driver, while
federal investigators probe how he obtained permission to operate an 80,000-pound
rig on American roads.

## How the chain reaction unfolded

Traffic had slowed to a complete halt along the highway before the impact. Prosecutors
said the Volvo semi-truck driven by 39-year-old Eldar Skander failed to slow down,
continuing at a high rate of speed into the back of a black Honda Odyssey carrying
the Sorbalo family.

The force of the collision crushed the minivan and triggered a chain-reaction wreck
involving multiple vehicles. When investigators examined the semi-truck, they found
no physical evidence that Skander ever applied the vehicle’s emergency brakes before
impact.

Detectives searching the cab also found a tablet lying on the floorboard with YouTube
running. Relatives said the family, who lived in Vancouver, Washington, had just
finished their trip and were minutes away from flying home.

## Criminal counts and the Kansas City truck crash investigation

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Skander with three counts of first-
degree involuntary manslaughter. Court records list his home address in Chicago,
Illinois.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that Skander is an undocumented
Ukrainian national who entered the country and was released under federal border
policies during the Biden administration. Following his arrest, federal immigration
authorities placed an ICE detainer on him.

Skander was booked into jail on a $150,000 bond. If he posts bail, the federal detainer
requires local authorities to transfer him directly into federal custody rather 
than releasing him to the street.

## Federal scrutiny falls on trucking company and Illinois license

How did a driver facing deportation questions end up behind the wheel of a commercial
freight truck? Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that federal authorities
are demanding clear answers from state regulators.

Duffy stated on social media that Illinois issued Skander a non-domiciled commercial
driver’s license in March 2025. Federal regulations allow states to issue non-domiciled
licenses to certain foreign nationals who meet specific legal residency and testing
standards.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration opened a formal commercial driver’s
license investigation into how Illinois officials vetted and granted that permit.
Federal regulators are also auditing the safety records of the motor carrier that
hired Skander to haul freight across state lines.

## What happens next in court

Skander remains held in Jackson County custody while he awaits his initial court
appearance on the three involuntary manslaughter charges. State prosecutors and 
federal regulators have not yet set a timeline for concluding their safety audits
into the trucking carrier.

_Source: [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrant-trucker-charged-crash-killed-mom-2-young-sons-heading-airport)_

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