A truck driver identified as Harjinder Singh was arrested this week after causing a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike near Fort Pierce. Authorities say Singh, who entered the United States illegally in 2018 via Mexico and later obtained a commercial driver’s license in California, made an illegal U-turn with his 18-wheeler that resulted in the deaths of three people.
Singh faces three counts of vehicular homicide. According to Dave Kerner, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, “At the conclusion of his state charges, he will be deported.” Kerner added, “Three people lost their lives as a result of his recklessness, and countless friends and family members will experience the pain of their loss forever. Harjinder Singh is in custody on state vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations. He will no longer be able to damage and destroy the lives of Floridians and visitors.”
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that State Troopers issued an ICE detainer for Singh under federal authority delegated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the 287(g) program. The investigation revealed that Singh had crossed into the country from Mexico before obtaining his commercial license in California.
No further details about court proceedings or victim identities have been released at this time.
