Illegal Truck Driver Who Didn’t Speak English and Should Never Have Been Behind the Wheel

In the United States, driving a commercial truck weighing several tons requires preparation, responsibility, and above all, compliance with the law. Yet illegal immigrant Harjinder Singh, of Indian origin, should never have had a license of this kind. He did not speak English, did not understand the most basic traffic signs, and could not communicate with authorities—and still, officials in New Mexico allowed him to drive on our roads.

That deadly failure of the state traffic system was exposed on August 12, 2025, when Singh, behind the wheel of his tractor-trailer, caused a tragedy on Florida’s Turnpike. He made a prohibited U-turn in a restricted center lane, blocking multiple lanes. The consequence was devastating: a family minivan slammed into the truck and three American citizens were killed instantly—a 37-year-old woman, a 30-year-old man, and a 54-year-old man.

This was not an unforeseen accident, but rather the predictable outcome of putting an incompetent driver in charge of a high-risk vehicle.

The Ignored Warning: An Incomprehensible Driver

This tragedy could have been avoided. Just a month earlier, Singh had already demonstrated publicly his inability to communicate. In New Mexico, a Democrat-run state, he was pulled over for speeding. A video of that encounter shows a state trooper trying to explain the violation. Singh barely mumbled, failed to respond clearly, and the officer had great difficulty making himself understood.

The trooper repeated several times how long the violation would remain on his record, but Singh did not comprehend. The video, far from being anecdotal, is now proof of a broken system that allowed someone incapable of speaking English to receive a license to operate a commercial truck.

Those who justify such failures under the banner of “inclusion” must face reality: the lack of communication in a high-risk environment, such as operating a semi-truck on the highway, translates into deadly danger. That encounter with the trooper was a clear warning of what was to come.

The Predicted Disaster of August 12

Despite that early warning, Singh continued driving as if nothing had happened. On August 12 in Florida, he committed his final reckless act: an illegal U-turn that blocked multiple lanes of the highway. The family van collided with the truck, leaving three dead and a community shattered.

Singh’s behavior after the crash made things worse: he remained expressionless in the cab, as if the magnitude of the tragedy didn’t exist. He was arrested and charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.

Official testing later confirmed the obvious: Singh answered correctly only 2 of 12 English questions and identified just 1 of 4 road signs. The unavoidable question remains: how was someone this unqualified ever allowed to drive on our roads?

Political Responsibility: From Neglect to Tragedy

This case not only exposes Singh’s personal negligence, but also the political irresponsibility of those who loosened the rules.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a federal investigation and warned that more than $50 million in funds could be withheld from California, Washington, and New Mexico for failing to enforce English requirements for commercial drivers.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directly blamed California for allowing Singh to obtain his license.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately suspended the issuance of work visas for foreign truck drivers, stressing that unqualified operators are putting American lives at risk.

It Wasn’t “An Accident”: It Was Permitted Negligence

The families of the victims made it clear: this was not just an accident, it was a systemic failure. The licensing system failed. The Democrat-led states failed. And progressive concession policies, which prioritize ideology over safety, opened the door to a tragedy that could have been prevented.

Granting licenses to illegal immigrants without English proficiency or basic traffic knowledge is not compassion: it is negligence, and it costs lives. Three families now grieve because of that political irresponsibility.

Conclusion: Trump Was Right

What happened confirms what President Donald J. Trump has been warning about for years:

We need secure borders.

We need clear and firm laws.

We need strict standards for those operating high-risk vehicles.

The direct culprit is Harjinder Singh. But behind him lies a chain of permissive decisions by Democrat politicians that have weakened national security and endangered innocent families.

August 12 will be remembered as the price of those concessions. America deserves safe roads and a government that puts Americans first. Republicans say enough: no more deadly concessions, no more negligence.