After receiving his work permit, Singh was able to secure a Commercial Driver’s License in California, DHS said.

The fatal Florida Turnpike crash raises questions about immigration enforcement after the driver avoided deportation in 2018.

Harjinder Singh, 28, allegedly entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 then earned his commercial driver’s license in California, troopers said.

An illegal migrant who allegedly killed three people after making a rogue U-turn on a Florida highway is an Indian national who was previously processed for deportation but was able to stay after

Singh later got a Commercial Driver's License in California, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said on Saturday.

‘On Tuesday, August 14, 2025, a tragic crash unfolded on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce, FL, when a semi-truck attempted an illegal U-turn at an "Official Use Only" turnout, crossing unexpectedly into the left travel lane.’ pic.twitter.com/n9FHqBC0WN

Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant truck driver, faces three homicide charges and deportation after causing a Florida crash that killed three people.

The truck driver, Harjinder Singh, was named by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as the truck operator in the Aug. 12 collision.

In a case officials are using as a cudgel against undocumented immigrants, Florida state troopers have charged a truck driver with three counts of vehicular manslaughter following a crash in St. Lucie County last week.