Federal immigration authorities have arrested a second illegal migrant involved in the fatal truck crash that killed three people on a turnpike earlier in August.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Harneet Singh, a 25-year-old illegal migrant from India and brother of the driver who allegedly made an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway that resulted in a fatal crash, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exclusively confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Harneet was in the passenger seat of the truck when the fatal accident occurred.
Like his brother, Harneet entered the U.S. unlawfully, according to DHS. Border Patrol agents encountered the Indian national on May 15, 2023 and was ultimately released into the country by the Biden administration. ICE agents nabbed Harneet on Monday, and he is expected to remain in the agency’s custody pending deportation proceedings.
Harneet’s brother, Harjinder Singh, has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly making an illegal turn through an “Official Use Only” access point in St. Lucie County, blocking all lanes. A vehicle smashed into his truck during the turn, resulting in all three people in the car being killed.
Harneet Singh. DHS Image
The fatal accident has reignited debate around illegal immigration enforcement and highway safety standards. The Trump administration has continued to blast California for allowing the illegal migrant to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License.
“Three innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom’s California Department of Motor Vehicles issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver’s License — this state of governance is asinine,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement shared with the DCNF.
“How many more innocent people must die before Gavin Newsom stops playing games with the safety of the American public? We pray for the victims and their families. Secretary Noem and DHS are working around the clock to protect the public and get these criminal illegal aliens out of America,” McLaughlin continued.
Following the accident, investigators discovered that Singh has incredibly poor knowledge of both the English language and American road signs, prompting questions as to how he obtained a state-issued Commercial Driver’s License.
During an English Language Proficiency assessment administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the illegal migrant driver only provided two correct answers out of a 12-question verbal test, according to the Department of Transportation. Additionally, Singh could only identify one of four highway traffic signs.
“If states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in an earlier public statement. “This crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures.”
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