US EditionTruck driver accused of being in the US illegally pleads not guilty in Florida crash that killed 3
Harjinder Singh faces vehicular homicide and immigration violation charges after an illegal U-turn led to a crash killing three, with stricter commercial license rules now under review.
- On Monday, Harjinder Singh waived his first appearance and pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and immigration violations.
- On Aug. 12, the Florida Highway Patrol said Singh attempted a U-turn from the northbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike near Fort Pierce, causing a minivan to crash and kill its driver and two passengers.
- A pre-trial docket call is set Friday in Fort Pierce, and Singh is being held in the St. Lucie County Jail after bond was denied.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced stricter rules Friday and warned he may pull federal funding after Singh's license was issued in California.
- The review found improper license issuances in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said previous rules weren’t strict enough.
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Illegal Immigrant Trucker Pleads Not Guilty in Florida Crash That Killed 3
An illegal immigrant truck driver on Sep. 29 entered a plea of not guilty to three charges of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed three in Florida in August. The man, a native of India, waived his first court appearance. Harjinder Singh is accused of causing the crash on Aug. 12 when he made an illegal U-turn in an 18-wheeler on the Florida Turnpike, about 50 miles outside of West Palm Beach. A minivan with three occupants was unable to av…
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Truck driver accused of being in the US illegally pleads not guilty in Florida crash that killed 3
A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month has waived his first appearance hearing and entered a not guilty plea.
Truck driver with WA license accused of being in the US illegally pleads not guilty in Florida crash that killed 3
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a
Truck driver in fatal illegal u-turn pleaded not guilty without appearing in court
The truck driver involved in the now-infamous illegal u-turn crash that resulted in the deaths of three people pleaded not guilty without appearing in court on Monday. The not guilty plea was entered on September 29th in St. Lucie County, Florida. According to ABC News, 28-year-old Harjinder Singh is still being held in the St. Lucie County Jail on three counts of vehicular homicide and immigration violations after being denied bail for the Au…
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