Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is issuing criminal and civil subpoenas against White Hawk Carriers, the employer of a truck driver who was accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County back in August.
The driver, Harjinder Singh, an Indian national, held a California commercial driver's license (CDL) at the time of the crash despite being unable to speak English or read road signs. Singh also held a CDL from Washington.
"This guy did not know how to speak English. "He could not read road signs. He never should have received that CDL license in the first place,” Uthmeier said during a news conference in Tampa.
"Not only was he illegally here in the country, but he also didn't have the competency, the skill set," Uthmeier continued. "There's no way he went through the proper training in order to get this license."
Uthmeier said the state has also sent legal demands to California and Washington over how Singh was granted the licenses, in addition to the subpoenas.
Reps. Juan Porras (R-Miami) and Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens), along with other Republican lawmakers, echoed Uthmeier's demand for justice over the crash in statements last month.
“In Florida, we don’t just talk the talk, we’re going to use every tool, every legal tool, at our disposal, to fight back and protect our citizens,” Uthmeier said.
The attorney general also questioned how many other illegals were driving on roads without knowing English or having the competency to drive large commercial trucks, similar to last month's crash.
"We’ll have a legal fight ahead of us. No doubt, these sanctuary states, for whatever reason, want to double down and protect criminals, but we will continue to fight the good fight, and we will prevail," Uthmeier said.
