An illegal immigrant truck driver has been arrested and charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly attempting an unauthorized U-turn in Florida, leading to a crash that killed three people.
The big picture: Harjinder Singh, who entered the U.S. illegally and obtained a commercial driver’s license in California, was involved in the fatal accident Tuesday on the Florida Turnpike. • Singh, who authorities believe crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018, was driving a semi-truck with a trailer when he allegedly attempted the illegal U-turn. The maneuver caused the trailer to jackknife, striking a minivan. All three passengers in the minivan were killed. • He remains in custody on both state charges and immigration violations. • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement