US EditionDeSantis Questions How Immigrant Trucker Tied to Homicides Got CDL
Jay Collins, Florida's lieutenant governor, supervised the transfer of Harjinder Singh, charged with three counts of vehicular homicide following a fatal illegal U-turn crash.
- Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins held a news conference on Aug. 21, 2025, addressing Harjinder Singh's illegal U-turn that caused a fatal crash killing three Floridians.
- According to Homeland Security and licensing records, Harjinder Singh entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2018 and obtained a commercial driver's license in California, one of 19 jurisdictions issuing licenses regardless of immigration status.
- The Florida Highway Patrol reported Singh attempted an illegal U-turn in St. Lucie County, Florida, causing his semi to jackknife into a minivan about 50 miles north of West Palm Beach; Singh and his truck passenger were not injured.
- Amid the dispute, Gov. Jay Collins blamed California's policies and said, `We're done with that`, using an expletive at a press conference Thursday.
- Authorities are reviewing whether California licensing authorities followed proper procedures issuing Singh's limited-term license, and federal officials have asked that Singh be transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after his criminal case.
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DeSantis questions how immigrant trucker tied to homicides got CDL
An immigrant suspected of causing a fatal crash in Florida is in police custody after fleeing to California. Now, Florida's governor is asking how the driver got a commercial drivers license (CDL) in the first place. Harjinder Singh illegally crossed the U.S. southern border in 2018, according to the U.S. Marshals. Singh was able to obtain a CDL in California. The event brought increased scrutiny to the process of granting CDLs to international …
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Fatal Florida crash fuels immigration fight between DeSantis and Newsom
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida.
Florida Lt. Gov. extradites undocumented immigrant accused in crash that killed 3
On Thursday, Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins took custody of Harjinder Singh, the driver accused of making an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce, triggering a collision that killed three South Florida residents.
Florida Lt. Gov. goes to California as crash fuels DeSantis and Newsom fight
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week.
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