(NewsNation) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted what he sees as immigration failures as millions online rallied behind 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, a native of India and the driver accused in a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike.

Singh is accused of making an illegal U-turn while driving on the state's major toll road on Aug. 12, resulting in a crash that killed three people.

Authorities said Singh is in the United States illegally and was issued a commercial driver's license from California — one of 19 states that grant licenses regardless of immigration status.

He now faces up to 45 years in prison and possible deportation.

An online petition pleading for Singh's "fair sentencing" has erupted since his arrest and has climbed to roughly 2.7 million signatures, with petitioners aski

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