An Indian illegal immigrant has been charged after three people were killed when their car smashed into his truck as he was making an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway.
Truck driver Harjinder Singh was on Sunday charged with three counts of vehicular homicide over the crash that unfolded on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce at about 3pm on Tuesday, CBS12 reported.
Dashcam shows Singh performing the turn in an “official use only” area, crossing in front of a Chrysler minivan that was unable to stop and slammed into the truck, killing all three people inside.
Three people have been killed after an Indian truck driver made an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway.
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Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director, Dave Kerner said: “Three people lost their lives as a result of his recklessness, and countless friends and family members will experience the pain of their loss forever.
“Harjinder Singh is in custody on state vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations. He will no longer be able to damage and destroy the lives of Floridians and visitors.”
Officials said Singh had entered the US illegally via the Mexican border in 2018, but obtained a Commercial Driver’s Licence in California, and would be deported at the conclusion of his charges.
The Chrysler’s two passengers, a 37-year-old woman from Pompano Beach and a 54-year-old man from Miami died at the scene while the driver, 30, was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries. The truck driver and passenger were both uninjured, WPTV reported.
Carlos Portela, a manager at transportation company Centreport Inc with 25 years of experience as a licensed truck driver, said the man behind the wheel of the semi-trailer should never have attempted the illegal manoeuvre.
“When you hold a commercial licence, you’re considered a professional driver, and you should know better,” he said.
“Nobody is supposed to use [the turning area] except the Florida Highway Patrol and other emergency vehicles.”
Mr Portela added that if one of his drivers had done the same it “would have been their last day”.
Header image: Dashcam footage of the crash.
