Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday the state is considering legal action against California and other parties following the return of Harjinder Singh, an Indian national accused of causing a fatal crash that killed three people on the Florida Turnpike.
Uthmeier made the comments during an appearance on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle after Singh was extradited back to Florida from California, where he had obtained a commercial driver’s license despite being in the United States illegally.
Singh faces multiple charges after allegedly making an illegal U-turn in his big rig that blocked traffic and led to the deaths of three people.
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“Yeah, so he’s back in Florida. We’re gonna prosecute him to the fullest,” Uthmeier said.
“He’s already been charged with vehicular homicide at a minimum. He’s looking to spend several decades behind bars, and we hope this will be a lesson to other illegal aliens like him. Your licenses are not valid in this state. We will punish you to the fullest.”
Uthmeier also pointed to California’s role in allowing Singh to obtain his CDL, suggesting the state may be held accountable.
“Gavin Newsom, he’s got a love affair with illegal aliens that’s killing people. So we’re gonna look to hold others accountable. Maybe the state of California, maybe the company that wrongly provided this license, not only to an illegal alien, but somebody that can’t even speak English,” he added.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that Singh has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.
The incident occurred on August 12 in St. Lucie County when Singh attempted to make an illegal U-turn through an “Official Use Only” access point.
His tractor-trailer blocked several lanes of traffic, causing a black car to collide with the truck.
Video footage posted online shows the crash as it unfolded.
(1) UPDATE: These are the alleged semi-truck drivers who k*lled three people while making a U-turn at an “Official Use Only” turn on the Florida Turnpike
The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation pic.twitter.com/QqYhuidXoD
— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) August 15, 2025
Authorities said Singh fled Florida the next day, traveling with another individual to Sacramento, California.
An arrest warrant was issued on August 15, and Singh was eventually taken into custody before being flown back to Florida on Thursday.
According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Singh entered the United States illegally in 2018 through the U.S.-Mexico border.
Despite his immigration status and limited English proficiency, Singh was issued a commercial driver’s license in California.
A Department of Transportation press release revealed that Singh failed an English Language Proficiency assessment, answering only two of 12 verbal questions correctly and recognizing just one of four traffic signs.
The findings raised further questions about how Singh was approved to drive commercial vehicles in the United States.
The Trump administration has criticized California officials for their role in issuing licenses to individuals who are in the country illegally, saying it puts Americans’ lives at risk.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s office defended the state’s actions, arguing that Singh was eligible for a work permit under federal law.
“He would have been eligible in any state. California followed federal law, something the President knows nothing about,” a spokesperson for Newsom told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
In response to the crash and growing scrutiny over foreign drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday on X that the federal government is pausing all worker visas for commercial truck drivers “effective immediately.”
Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers.
The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) August 21, 2025
The case is expected to draw further legal and political attention as Florida pursues prosecution against Singh and examines potential actions against California and any entities involved in the issuance of his commercial driver’s license.
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