Semitruck driver in deadly illegal U-turn crash on Florida’s Turnpike appears in court

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Harjinder Singh faces vehicular homicide charges, deportation

Semitruck operator arrested successful Turnpike clang that killed 3 South Floridians A semitruck operator accused of making an amerciable U-turn connected Florida’s Turnpike and causing a clang that killed 3 radical from South Florida appeared successful tribunal Tuesday successful California.

STOCKTON, Calif. — A semitruck operator accused of making an amerciable U-turn connected Florida’s Turnpike and causing a clang that killed 3 radical from South Florida appeared successful tribunal Tuesday successful California.

According to WKMG in Orlando, Harjinder Singh was arrested successful California, wherever helium appeared successful court. Investigators said Singh flew into California past week, 1 time aft the wreck occurred successful St. Lucie County.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a minivan crashed into the semitruck connected Aug. 12 arsenic Singh attempted the amerciable U-turn. Three radical successful the minivan were killed.

According to WPTV-TV successful West Palm Beach, the passengers were a 37-year-old pistillate from Pompano Beach, a 54-year-old antheral from Miami and the operator was a 30-year-old antheral from Florida City.

Florida troopers, with the assistance of ICE, determined that Singh had entered the U.S. illegally aft crossing the Mexico borderline successful 2018. He past obtained a commercialized driver’s licence successful California.

In St. Cloud connected Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that should person ne'er happened.

“California, they bash it differently. They invitation radical to travel illegally. They supply benefits. They supply a batch of antithetic things. I mean, honestly, immoderate of them get treated amended than blue-collar Americans,” helium said.

Prosecutors successful Florida privation Singh extradited to look charges.

After Singh’s arrest, FDHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner said, successful part, successful a statement, “Harjinder Singh is successful custody connected authorities vehicular homicide charges and migration violations ... At the decision of his authorities charges, helium volition beryllium deported.”

During Tuesday’s hearing, Singh said helium was consenting to motion the extradition papers to spell to Florida.

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