Uzbek Truck Driver Kills 21-Year-Old UMass Lowell Goalie in Ohio Crash

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7

Interstate 71 in Madison County became the site of a fatal weekend crash after 42-year-old Bekhzod Asrarov rear-ended a vehicle, killing UMass Lowell goalkeeper Tobias "Toby" Forsythe, 21.
Ohio troopers at the scene found Asrarov using Google Translate to communicate, and sources said he tried to rip a dash camera from his truck and hide it in his pocket.
Asrarov entered the United States in 2024 through the diversity visa lottery and holds an Ohio commercial driver's license, drawing fresh scrutiny from the Trump administration over immigrant truckers' English proficiency.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said drivers who cannot read road signs or speak with law enforcement should not operate 80,000-pound trucks, as the administration says it had revoked more than 28,000 licenses by May 1, 2026.
Forsythe, an economics major who joined UMass Lowell in 2026 after stops at Ashland and Shawnee State, was remembered by the university as a driven teammate whose impact outlasted his brief time with the River Hawks.