Undocumented truck driver accused of killing 3 in South Florida denied bond

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A motortruck operator accused of making an amerciable U-turn that killed 3 radical successful South Florida past week who the Trump medication said was successful the U.S. illegally was denied enslaved Saturday.

The clang sparked a clash betwixt U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom implicit Harjinder Singh, a autochthonal of India, obtaining a enactment licence and driver’s licence successful the state.

Singh was charged with 3 authorities counts of vehicular homicide and migration violations, and helium was denied enslaved connected each charges. He is being held successful the St. Lucie County Jail, Lt. Andrew Bolonka from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has enactment a clasp connected him.

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said issuing a commercialized licence to idiosyncratic successful the state illegally is “asinine.” California is 1 of 19 states, successful summation to the District of Columbia, that issues licenses careless of migration status. Supporters accidental that lets radical work, sojourn doctors and question safely.

Newsom’s property bureau responded connected level X that Singh obtained a enactment licence portion Donald Trump was president, which McLaughlin disputed.

Florida authorities said Singh entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico successful 2018.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched Lt. Gov. Jay Collins to California to escort Singh onto an airplane Thursday.

Singh made the amerciable crook connected the road astir 50 miles (80 kilometers) northbound of West Palm Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A minivan successful the neighboring lane was incapable to debar the truck’s trailer and slammed into it, sidesplitting the minivan’s operator and 2 passengers.

Singh and a rider successful his motortruck were not injured.

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