New information reveals that, Sikh Truck Driver Harjinder Singh
New information reveals that, Sikh Truck Driver Harjinder Singh
is under investigation after he made an illegal U-turn in his semi-truck at an “Official Use Only” area and ended in a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike that claimed the lives of three people.
Harjinder Singh crossed the southern border into California in September 2018 and was processed for fast-track deportation by the first Trump administration, police sources told a media outlet.
Singh has since gotten a Commercial Driver’s License in California, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said in a statement on Saturday.
But after claiming fear of being sent back to India to US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Singh was released on a $5,000 immigration bond in January 2019 and has remained in immigration proceedings ever since.
Harjinder Singh, a Truck Driver was arrested and is under Investigation. He was arrested on Saturday by US Marshals in California on a warrant for three counts of vehicular homicide in connection to a deadly crash in Florida at around 3 p.m. last Thursday.
A tractor-trailer driven by Singh made a hard left turn on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce and attempted to cross the median through an “Official Use Only” pass, authorities said.
The victims, a 30-year-old man driving the minivan, along with his two passengers, a 37-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man, died at the scene.
The truck driver, evidently a Sikh, is now under investigation as a viral video of the incident circulates on social media.
The Florida Highway Patrol has launched a homicide investigation into the incident. Authorities are focusing on the actions of the semi-truck driver. No further information has been released.