US EditionFlorida Turnpike Crash Driver's Work Permit Timeline Drives DHS--Newsom Clash
- On August 12, Harjinder Singh, a commercial semi-truck driver, made an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County, causing a collision that resulted in the deaths of three passengers in a minivan.
- Singh made an illegal U-turn at a prohibited location near mile-marker 170, resulting in a deadly collision. Following the incident, state troopers issued a warrant charging him with vehicular homicide for the deaths of three individuals.
- Officials determined Singh entered the U.S. illegally by crossing the Mexico border in 2018, and he holds a commercial driver's license obtained in California; Immigration and Customs Enforcement assisted in the investigation.
- Dave Kerner, Executive Director of Florida’s motor vehicle safety agency, condemned Singh’s conduct as both appalling and unlawful, noting that his reckless behavior led to the deaths of three individuals.
- Singh is being held on charges of vehicular homicide and immigration offenses, detained under an ICE hold, and is scheduled for deportation after completing his state prison sentences as the investigation proceeds.
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Truck driver faces deportation after illegal U-turn that killed 3
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer A semi-truck driver faces deportation after allegedly making an illegal U-turn in St. Lucie County, Florida, which led to a crash that left three people dead, state authorities said on Saturday. Harjinder Singh was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide over the fatal crash that occurred on Florida’s Turnpike on Aug. 12, according to Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Singh…
Newsom Blames Trump for Migrant Trucker Crash — But It’s False - American Faith
California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing backlash after attempting to pin blame on President Donald Trump for the actions of Harjinder Singh, an illegal migrant truck driver charged with vehicular homicide in a Florida crash that killed three people. The accident occurred on August 12 near Fort Pierce, Florida, when Singh, driving a semi-truck, attempted to make an illegal U-turn across all northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. The maneuve…
Trump administration says driver in Florida crash was in US illegally
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally, fueling a verbal tussle with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office over immigration.
Illegal alien accused of killing 3 dodged deportation, stayed in US claiming fear of India; DHS slams Newsom's 'asinine' rule
An illegal alien accused of killing three people on a Florida highway was previously processed for deportation — but was able to stay after claiming he feared being sent back to his home country of India, according to reports. The illegal migrant suspect was allegedly granted a license in Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom's California despite having no legal right to be in the United States.Harjinder Singh, 28, was arrested around 3 p.m. on Tuesday aft…
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