Trump Admin Puts Three Dem States On Notice After Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Allegedly Kills Three

The Trump administration is threatening to cut federal funding from three states unless they tighten English language regulations for commercial truck drivers.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that he would withhold federal funds from California, Washington and New Mexico if the Democrat-led states did not “adopt and enforce” English Language Proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers, according to an announcement from the Department of Transportation (DOT). All three states have 30 days to become compliant before the DOT blocks millions in funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.

The announcement follows an ongoing federal investigation into a fatal highway accident in Florida earlier in August, allegedly caused by an illegal migrant truck driver who failed basic English and road signs tests.

“States don’t get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow,” Duffy said in a prepared public statement. “As we saw with the horrific Florida crash that killed three, when states fail to enforce the law, they put the driving public in danger.”

“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are taking aggressive action to close these safety gaps, hold states accountable, and make sure every commercial driver on the road is qualified to operate a 40-ton vehicle,” Duffy continued.

Harjinder Singh, an illegal migrant from India who obtained a Commercial Driver’s License in California, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly making an illegal turn through an “Official Use Only” access point along a Florida highway, blocking all lanes. A vehicle smashed into Singh’s truck during the turn, resulting in all three people in the car being killed.