An illegal migrant who allegedly killed three people after making a rogue U-turn on a Florida highway is an Indian national who was previously processed for deportation but was able to stay after claiming he was afraid of being sent back to his home country.
Harjinder Singh crossed the southern border into California in September 2018 and was processed for fast-track deportation by the first Trump administration, police sources told The Post.
But after claiming fear of being sent back to India to US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Singh was released on a $5,000 immigration bond in January 2019 and has remained in immigration proceedings ever since.
Illegal migrant Harjinder Singh allegedly made an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway, killing 3 people. gurubatth5/TikTok
Singh was previously processed for deportation but permitted to stay. gurubatth5/TikTokIn June 2021, the Biden administration granted him work papers that had been denied during Trump’s first term, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.
He was then able to secure a Commercial Driver’s License in California, according to DHS.
Singh was arrested on Saturday by US Marshals in California on a warrant for three counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a deadly crash in Florida at around 3 p.m. last Thursday.
A tractor-trailer driven by Singh made a hard left turn on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce and attempted to cross the median through an “Official Use Only” pass, authorities said.
The semi truck struck a minivan after the rogue U-turn. St. Lucie County Sheriff's OfficeAs it blocked all lanes of oncoming traffic, a minivan then slammed into the trailer at full speed, becoming wedged underneath and killing a 37-year-old Pompano Beach woman, a 30-year-old Florida City man and a 54-year-old Miami man, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.
The two passengers died at the scene, while the driver was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
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Three people were killed in the crash on Florida’s Turnpike on August 12, 2025. St. Lucie County Sheriff's OfficeNeither Singh nor a passenger in the semi-truck with him at the time was injured, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Shocking video from inside the truck cab window shows Singh apparently completely unaffected at the moment of impact, calmly putting his vehicle into park and turning the engine off.
Harjinder Singh crossed the border into the US in September 2018.
Singh is being held on an ICE detainer and faces three counts of vehicular homicide.
“The actions taken by the Defendant while operating a commercial tractor-trailer are both shocking and criminal, FLHSMV 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.”
