Legislation, prompted by a deadly collision involving an illegal immigrant driver, would require lawful residency and English proficiency for commercial driver’s licenses.

In a direct response to a recent fatal accident in Florida, Senator Ashley Moody has introduced the “Safer Truckers Act,” a bill designed to tighten federal regulations for commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). The proposed legislation would require CDL applicants to prove lawful U.S. residency and mandate strict adherence to English proficiency standards.

The bill follows a tragic incident on August 12, where Harjinder Singh, an Indian national living in the U.S. unlawfully, allegedly made an illegal U-turn in a big rig on the Florida Turnpike, causing a crash that killed three people.

An investigation revealed that S

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