Truck driver accused of killing mom, 2 young sons in crash as they were heading to airport

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A truck driver in Missouri is accused of killing a mother and her two young sons in a crash as they were heading to the airport.

Eldar Skander, 39, was charged Tuesday with three counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 35-year-old Olga Sorbalo and her sons, 9-year-old Luis Sorbalo and 6-year-old Samir Sorbalo.

On Wednesday, the of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Skander was “an illegal alien from Ukraine.”

Court documents allege Skander was driving a semi-truck at a high speed on northbound U.S. 71 around 3:20 p.m. when he hit three stopped vehicles.

A preliminary investigation found no signs that the truck’s emergency brakes had been applied, authorities said.

An officer found a tablet on the truck’s floorboard open to YouTube.

The tablet contained the truck’s driving log, and a dash camera may have recorded the crash.

Skander’s address in the court filing listed him as a Chicago resident. Jail records show he is being held at the Jackson County Detention Center with “an additional hold for ICE.”

KCTV has reached out to immigration officials for more information about Skander’s status.