St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

FT. PIERCE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Saturday the arrest of a semi-truck driver following a deadly crash Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12.

FLHSMV says the driver, Harjinger Singh, was driving "recklessly and without regard for the safety of others on the road."

According to The Florida Highway Patrol's report, Singh attempted to make an illegal u-turn near mile-marker 170, which resulted in a mini-van crashing into the side of the commercial semi-truck.

Two passengers inside the minivan, a 37-year-old woman from Pompano Beach and a 54-year-old man from Miami, died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the Chrysler, a 30-year-old man from Florida City, was flown to HCA Florida Lawnw

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