Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he sent Lt. Gov. Jay Collins to California to retrieve an illegal immigrant who allegedly killed three people after making an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway.
Indian national Harjinder Singh, who has been unlawfully living in the U.S., was charged Monday with three counts of vehicular homicide after three people died when he made an illegal U-turn in his big rig on the state’s Turnpike near Port St. Lucie. Singh fled to California, where he originally obtained his commercial driver’s license (CDL). DeSantis told Fox News Digital that Collins was dispatched to the state to apprehend the suspect.
“I’m en route to California right now to ensure this individual is extradited back to Florida. Stay tuned,” Collins posted on X in response to DeSantis’ announcement.
The Department of Homeland Security charges against Singh came after video footage circulated online of the vehicle incident. On Aug. 12, Singh allegedly made the U-turn through an “Official Use Only” access point in St. Lucie County, ultimately blocking all lanes with his truck.
Video footage of the incident shows Singh and another individual in his truck attempting the illegal U-turn, with a black car shortly plowing into Singh’s truck, which appeared to be blocking the lanes.
According to an investigation conducted by Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Singh illegally entered the U.S. in 2018 through the U.S.-Mexico border, later obtaining his CDL in California.
Investigators have questions about how the illegal immigrant was able to obtain his CDL. They said they have determined that Singh has very limited knowledge of both the English language and American road signs.
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Singh failed an English Language Proficiency assessment, providing only two correct responses out of 12 verbal questions and correctly identifying just one of four highway traffic signs.
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