A Florida judge on Saturday denied bond to Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant accused of causing a fatal accident on Florida’s Turnpike.

Singh, a truck driver, is in Florida custody on state vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations after being accused of making an illegal U-turn that ended in the deaths of three people in an Aug. 12 collision.

In a ruling on the case over the weekend, St. Lucie County Judge Lauren Sweet ruled there is a substantial flight risk associated with Singh.

"There are no conditions of release that will ensure your appearance at trial," Sweet said in a court order that also found probable cause for all six charges against Singh and classified them as forcible felonies under Florida law. "Therefore, sir, I’m setting your bond on each charge at

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