Overview

• Attorney General James Uthmeier said he is sending a formal letter urging DOT and FMCSA to revoke CDL program authority and related funding from California and Washington, citing federal tests showing the accused driver failed English and traffic-sign questions.
• All FDACS sworn officers were certified in July under the federal 287(g) program and will operate the checkpoints with federal and state partners to inspect documents, assess English proficiency, and identify unsafe vehicles.
• Harjinder Singh, accused of causing the Aug. 12 crash, was extradited from California, charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and immigration violations, denied bond, and is held in St. Lucie County Jail with an ICE detainer.
• Florida officials outlined expansions to enforcement infrastructure, including a new station near the Florida–Alabama border on Highway 231, additional pullover lanes in the north, and deployment of advanced X-ray technology at inspection sites.
• Uthmeier reported the arrest of Roberto Carlos Vergara while driving a commercial vehicle in Bay County on Sunday, and said he is now under an ICE hold.