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Illegal Immigrant With Commercial Driver’s License Allegedly Causes Deadly Crash in Tennessee

Huang Yisong, a Chinese citizen, entered the United States from Mexico and was given work papers and a Social Security number, said officials.
Illegal Immigrant With Commercial Driver’s License Allegedly Causes Deadly Crash in Tennessee
Crews respond to the scene after a tour bus driver slammed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Tennessee. Putnam County Sheriff's Department
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A Chinese national with a commercial driver’s license, who entered the United States illegally in 2023, is accused of causing a freeway accident in Tennessee that killed one person and injured two, federal immigration officials announced Wednesday.

Investigators say Huang Yisong, 54, who lives in New York, was distracted by a video on his phone while driving a tour bus Dec. 9 and slammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Putnam County, about 80 miles east of Nashville, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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