The crackdown on Florida’s Turnpike has been intensified by the US authorities. A Punjabi truck driver took a wrong U-turn in Florida on August 12, due to which a mini car collided with the trailer. 3 people died in the accident.
In this case, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now arrested 25-year-old Harneet Singh, who is Harjinder Singh's brother. He will be deported to India. It is not yet known which district of Punjab both the accused belong to.
Harjinder Singh is the same truck driver, due to whose wrong U-turn this accident happened. Harneet Singh was sitting inside the truck at the time of the incident.
According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, on August 12, Harjinder Singh tried to take an illegal U-turn from an "Official Use Only" access point in St. Lucie County.
During this, he blocked all the lanes of the highway with his truck, which led to a terrible accident. Three innocent people died on the spot in this accident.
ICE recently arrested Harneet Singh. According to the administration, Harneet was also living illegally in the US like his brother. The Department of Homeland Security said that Harneet Singh was caught by Border Patrol in 2023, but he was released into American communities by the Biden administration. Now Harneet Singh will be kept in custody till the deportation process.
As per US authorities, Harjinder Singh fled to California after the accident. However, he was brought back to Florida. Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins said on social media that he thought he could run away. But he was arrested. Harjinder Singh had also failed the driving license test and was driving the truck illegally.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday announced on X, "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."
Punjab Minister Aman Arora reacting to the announcement and said, "This is very unfortunate. If someone goes there, he is going there to earn a livelihood through hard work. Despite this, the way these individuals are being treated is unfair... The Prime Minister and the Ministry of External Affairs should pay attention to this issue..."