Overview

• On August 12, a semi-truck driver attempted an unauthorized U-turn across all northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near Fort Pierce, causing a minivan collision that killed its three occupants.
• Florida Highway Patrol troopers obtained an arrest warrant charging Harjinder Singh with three counts of vehicular homicide; the agency characterized the crash as a homicide investigation.
• Using federal 287(g) authority, investigators determined Singh entered the U.S. illegally in 2018; he later secured a commercial driver’s license in California.
• An ICE detainer now holds Singh in custody pending state trial; authorities plan to deport him after any sentence is served.
• Dashcam and social media videos of the crash have fueled calls for stricter oversight of non-domicile CDLs; observers cite gaps in licensing and immigration enforcement at the intersection of road safety policy.