STOCKTON, Calif. (WFLA) — Lt. Gov. Jay Collins went to California on Thursday to escort the semi-truck driver accused of killing three people in a Turnpike crash back to Florida.

"We're here today because of tragedy," Collins said. "Three lives lost. Three Floridians' lives ended early."

The Florida Department of Highway Safety said Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old from California, was driving a semi-truck on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Tuesday, Aug. 12, when he attempted to make a U-turn in an unauthorized location and crossed directly in front of a minivan.

Officials said the minivan driver was unable to slow down in time and became wedged under the truck.

Two passengers in the minivan died at the scene. The driver was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his inj

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