Modou Ngom Faces 22 and a Half Years in Prison: “Look After My Children,” His Last Concern

Senegalese truck driver Modou Ngom was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison in the United States on October 29. Before his incarceration, he asked relatives to look after his children and family in Senegal; according to a close associate, his oldest child is only 11. The associate described the difficult conditions faced by some truck drivers abroad, including long driving hours, little sleep, and financial pressure to support their families. Ngom drove an 80-ton truck and could spend up to eleven hours on the road.