TALLAHASSEE — After a deadly crash in August on Florida’s Turnpike, state Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent California and Washington from issuing licenses to commercial truck drivers who are not in the country legally.

A lawsuit released Thursday by Uthmeier’s office alleges that California and Washington have not complied with federal safety and immigration-status requirements in issuing commercial driver’s licenses. It contends California and Washington “chose to ignore these standards and authorize illegal immigrants without proper training or the ability to read road signs to drive commercial motor vehicles.”

“California’s and Washington’s decision to endanger their own citizens is reprehensible,” the lawsuit said. “But commercial drivers ro

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