Vacationing Mexican Man Dies in Truck Incident After ICE Stop
WHO:
ABC News - Yezzika Alamilla called Colectivo Arbol the day after her husband died seeking help to travel from Mexico and repatriate her husband’s remains.
ABC News - Susana Guerra Vallejo is the undersecretary for assistance to migrants and mobility issues for the Mexican state of Guanajuato, who confirmed that Alamilla would be able to see her husband's body at the Florida funeral home.
CBS News - Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, was the Mexican man who died.
ABC News - Yezzika Alamilla is the wife of Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán.
ABC News - Isaret Jeffers is the founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group.
ABC News - Susana Guerra Vallejo is the undersecretary for assistance to migrants and mobility issues for the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
WHAT:
ABC News - The Mexican government has asked state attorneys general in the U.S. to review the deaths of migrants in ICE custody or during raids for possible criminal prosecution.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends before going to Florida.
ABC News - He had stayed in Georgia for three weeks before traveling to Florida’s east coast to enjoy the beaches.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán and his wife, Yezzika Alamilla, had two children, a 7-month-old girl and a 7-year-old boy.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán’s death was at least the 10th involving encounters with immigration agents since Trump launched his mass deportation campaign last year.
CBS News - Coronilla Durán died after darting across a busy road and being struck by a truck.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán was on vacation in the U.S. on a tourist visa.
ABC News - His death was the third in roughly a week involving encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán was one of four people in a vehicle that fled during an encounter with ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents.
ABC News - His body will be transported to Mexico on a commercial flight from Orlando.
WHERE:
CBS News - The incident occurred in St. Augustine, Florida.
ABC News - Coronilla Durán's hometown is San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
ABC News - The body will be buried in San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, which is about 160 miles (260 kilometers) northwest of Mexico City.
WHEN:
CBS News - Coronilla Durán died on July 14.
ABC News - He had been in the U.S. for only a very short time before his death.
WHY:
ABC News - Coronilla Durán ran away from federal immigration officers, reportedly out of fear.
HOW:
ABC News - Colectivo Arbol bought Yezzika Alamilla a plane ticket and provided her accommodation for three days after her husband's death.
ABC News - The Highway Patrol and DHS have not provided additional details about the incident, citing the ongoing investigation.
ABC News - The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Coronilla Durán darted across a busy road into the path of a semi-truck.
(UPDATED July 22, 2026 04:06 UTC)
Yezzika Alamilla reached out to Colectivo Arbol the day after her husband died, seeking assistance to travel from Mexico and repatriate his remains, and Susana Guerra Vallejo, the undersecretary for assistance to migrants in Guanajuato, confirmed that Alamilla would be able to see her husband's body at a funeral home in Florida. In a significant move, the Mexican government has requested state attorneys general in the U.S. to investigate the deaths of migrants in ICE custody or during raids for potential criminal prosecution. Colectivo Arbol stepped in to support Alamilla by purchasing her a plane ticket and providing accommodation for three days following her husband's passing.
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(UPDATED July 22, 2026 01:26 UTC)
Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends before heading to Florida, where he enjoyed the beaches after a three-week stay in Georgia. Tragically, Coronilla Durán, who had a 7-month-old daughter and a 7-year-old son with his wife Yezzika Alamilla, died in an incident that marks at least the 10th death linked to encounters with immigration agents since Trump initiated his mass deportation campaign last year. The Highway Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security have not released further details about the incident, as the investigation is still ongoing.
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(UPDATED July 22, 2026 00:15 UTC)
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a 28-year-old Mexican man, tragically died after being struck by a truck while trying to cross a busy road in St. Augustine, Florida. He was on vacation in the U.S. on a tourist visa and had fled from federal immigration officers out of fear, making his death the third in a week linked to encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. His body will be transported back to his hometown of San Luis de la Paz in Guanajuato, Mexico, where he will be buried.