California trucker faces deportation
Digest more
Florida’s new second-in-command is headed to California to extradite a man who was driving a semi-truck in Florida and allegedly caused an accident that resulted in three people dead. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Gov.
Singh later got a Commercial Driver's License in California, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said on Saturday.
Harjinder Singh appeared in California court for an extradition hearing Tuesday. Authorities say he flew to Sacramento after the Turnpike accident and was later arrested.
11h
WPEC CBS 12 on MSNFailed tests, fast departure: What we've learned about driver in fatal Turnpike crash
After the crash, federal investigators gave Harjinder Singh an English proficiency and road sign test — and he failed badly.
14h
WPBF Channel 25 on MSNDeSantis to send Florida's Lt. governor to California for extradition of Harjinder Singh
DeSantis was joined by attorney general James Uthmeier. DeSantis announced that he is sending Florida’s Lt. Governor Jay Collins to California Thursday, and Collins is going to take possession of Harjinder Singh and bring him to South Florida.
Gov. DeSantis dispatched a deputy to apprehend a fugitive illegal alien who fled to California after a fatal Florida Turnpike crash that killed three motorists.
Trucking industry experts say they have no data on how many crashes may be caused annually by truckers who can't read English-language road signs.
The driver, identified as 35-year-old Harjinder Singh, was arrested after a collision near Fort Pierce on August 12.
California Governor Gavin Newsom's office passed the buck on President Donald Trump on the issue of illegal alien Harjinder Singh who has been charged.