According to Fox News, a truck driver from Uzbekistan, who entered the U.S. through a diversity visa lottery, tragically ended the life of a prominent college soccer goalie in Ohio this past weekend. The driver had to rely on Google Translate to communicate with state troopers at the accident site.
Sources revealed that Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, crashed into the rear of a vehicle on Interstate 71 in Madison County. This collision resulted in the death of 21-year-old Tobias “Toby” Forsythe, a goalkeeper for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
When officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrived, Asrarov, who possesses an Ohio commercial driver’s license, attempted to remove the dash camera from his truck and conceal it in his pocket, as per sources.
Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, caused a fatal accident on Interstate 71 in Madison County that took the life of 21-year-old Tobias “Toby” Forsythe, a goalkeeper with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, sources informed Fox News. (Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy; UMass Lowell)
Asrarov immigrated to the United States through the diversity visa lottery program during the Biden administration in 2024.
“We cannot let truckers like Asrarov, who can’t read our road signs or speak to law enforcement, drive 80,000-pound rigs on America’s highways,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on X.
News Media has reached out to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy testifies during a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Forsythe, an economics major, joined the UMass Lowell River Hawks in 2026 after playing for Ashland University for two seasons and Shawnee State, where he started all 17 games in 2025, the university said in a news release announcing his death.
“Our entire athletics department is heartbroken by Toby’s passing,” said UMass Lowell athletic director Lynn Coutts. “Although Toby’s time as a River Hawk was cut far too short, he left a meaningful impact and will always be remembered as a cherished member of our UMass Lowell family.”
UMass Lowell head coach Kyle Zenoni said Forsythe showed up to the pitch every day to compete and improve as a player.
“He never looked for shortcuts and never expected anything to be given to him – he simply wanted the opportunity to earn it,” Zenoni said. “Our hearts are with Toby’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. We will forever be grateful that Toby was part of our River Hawk family and we will honor his memory by carrying forward the example he set.”
The Trump administration has intensified efforts to revoke the CDLs of immigrant truck drivers who are not proficient in English, calling them a danger to the road.
Most recently, a Haitian national who authorities said remained in the U.S. despite being ordered to leave was charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 81 last week.