Trump’s DOT Finds Migrant Driver in Fatal Highway Crash Couldn’t ID Most Highway Signs
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an investigation and revealed preliminary findings on a illegal migrant truck driver involved in a Florida highway crash that left three people dead.
Duffy said in his statement that the “trucking industry” has become a “lawless frontier” following Harjinder Singh’s arrest on charges of vehicular manslaughter.
Footage captured the shocking moment where a minivan crashed into a semi-truck being driven by Singh as he made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike on Aug. 12.
Duffy said:
If states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us. This crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures. Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles.
Duffy vowed in his statement that he and President Donald Trump will bring “safety” back to the roads, blasting “radical immigration policies” and “non-enforcement” in the trucking industry.
“We will use every tool at our disposal to hold these states and bad actors accountable. President Trump and I will restore safety to our roads,” he wrote. “The families of the deceased deserve justice.”
The investigation into Singh and White Hawk Carriers, Inc. is ongoing, but the Department of Transportation revealed preliminary findings, including the fact that Singh is not proficient in the English language and has trouble identifying road signs.
“During FMCSA’s interview with the driver, investigators administered an English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment in accordance with FMCSA guidance. The driver failed the assessment, providing correct responses to just 2 of 12 verbal questions and only accurately identifying 1 of 4 highway traffic signs,” the preliminary report reads.
The DOT is also looking into separate incidents involving Singh in the states of Washington, New Mexico, and California.
Washington and California both issued CDL licenses to Singh in 2023 and 2024, while New Mexico authorities issued the driver a ticket, but not an ELP (English Language Proficiency) assessment, despite that requirement going into effect this year.
Watch above via Fox News.
