US EditionFlorida Lt. Gov. speaking in California about deadly Turnpike crash
Harjinder Singh, who failed English proficiency tests, faces three vehicular homicide charges after an illegal U-turn on Florida's Turnpike killed three people, officials said.
- Florida officials said Harjinder Singh, 28-year-old driver, allegedly made an unauthorized U-turn on Florida Turnpike that caused a crash killing three people; he was flown back and extradited to Florida, escorted by Florida Lieutenant Governor and immigration agents.
- Federal records show Harjinder Singh entered the U.S. in 2018 and later obtained commercial driver's licenses in Washington and California, while post-crash Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration testing found he answered two of 12 verbal questions correctly and identified one of four road signs.
- Now charged with three counts, Harjinder Singh is held without bond in Florida courts pending trial.
- Hours after Singh's transfer, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an immediate pause on commercial truck driver work visas, and the Department of Transportation opened an investigation into the crash and licensing practices.
- Longstanding labor shortages have driven employment of about 720,000 foreign-born truck drivers, with a study estimating a 24,000 driver shortfall costing nearly $96 million weekly; enforcement actions removed more than 1,200 drivers since late June.
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