This article examines new details in two fatal crashes involving commercial drivers who were in the United States unlawfully and who held Commercial Driver’s Licenses issued by sanctuary states, how those licenses were obtained despite repeated test failures and language issues, and the political fallout aimed at California leadership and federal immigration policy.
The August Florida crash that killed three people put a spotlight on a dangerous gap in our safety system: CDLs being issued to people who may not meet basic competency or legal requirements. The truck driver, Harjinder Singh, attempted an illegal U-turn on the Turnpike, and a minivan with no time to react struck the trailer, producing a catastrophic result. Video footage of the immediate aftermath circulated widely and intensified public outrage over how such a situation could arise.
Investigations since then have revealed troubling procedural failures. Singh had been in the country without authorization since 2018 and is accused of obtaining CDLs from both Washington and California despite failing numerous knowledge and practical exams. Records show he failed his CDL test ten times in a two-month span in Washington in 2023, and he reportedly failed air brakes knowledge exams as well.
The Washington training company that certified his behind-the-wheel abilities attested that he could speak English, but reporting indicates he could not. Those discrepancies matter because safe operation of heavy vehicles depends on clear communication and mastery of safety rules. Critics are arguing that state-level decisions to issue licenses to noncitizens, combined with federal immigration policies, created a public safety blind spot.
“Ultimately, the state of Washington gave Singh a CDL first, then the state of California also gave him a CDL,” Melugin also .
A separate incident in Southern California added to the alarm when another driver, Jashanpreet Singh, is accused of causing a deadly freeway crash that killed three more people. The California government has acknowledged issuing a California CDL to that driver while pointing to federal immigration approvals for work authorization as a contributing factor. That finger-pointing does not satisfy many observers who insist states must follow stricter verification and safety protocols.
Federal officials, including the Department of Transportation and state attorneys general, have begun to act. The Florida Attorney General has pursued an investigation and legal actions that aim to hold states accountable for issuing CDLs without adequate adherence to federal safety and immigration requirements. Those steps are part enforcement, part political response to a pattern that has produced preventable deaths.
BREAKING: A senior official in the FL AG’s office tells me initial results of their investigation into Harjinder Singh, the Indian illegal alien truck driver charged w/ killing 3 people in a crash in FL in August, reveal Singh failed his CDL test 10 times in a 2-month window between 3/10/2023 and 5/5/2023 in the state of Washington.
Additionally, I’m told Singh also failed his air [brakes] knowledge test twice, and that the Washington company that provided Singh’s behind the wheel CDL training attested he could speak English proficiently, when he couldn’t.
The FL AG investigation is ongoing and I’m told there’s more to come.
The FL AG’s office also sued California and Washington via SCOTUS last week, asking SCOTUS to prevent both states from issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants, and accusing both states of not complying with federal safety and immigration status requirements when issuing CDLs.
The pattern is consistent: sanctuary state policies that prioritize non-enforcement of immigration status, combined with systems that allow work authorization without adequate verification of safety competencies, increase risk on highways. From a policy perspective, it’s reasonable to demand clearer standards for CDL eligibility and for states to verify both legal status and language proficiency before issuing licenses for commercial vehicles.
These cases have become political flashpoints because they connect public safety outcomes to broader immigration and state governance choices. California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders have faced sharp criticism for defensive statements and for attributing responsibility to federal decisions. That response has done little to reassure families of victims or commuters who use the same roads every day.
Regulators and prosecutors now face a choice: pursue structural changes that close loopholes in CDL issuance and verification, or risk repeating tragedies that could have been prevented. Lawmakers at both state and federal levels are being pushed to rewrite rules so that licensing prioritizes public safety above permissive policies that put drivers on the road without adequate language skills or demonstrated competence.
The facts in these cases are straightforward and grim: multiple fatalities, drivers who were in the country unlawfully, multiple failed tests, and licenses issued anyway. That sequence of events has fueled calls for accountability and for policy fixes designed to stop similar incidents before they happen again.
Stop the Pajeets, Mozlems and African negroes from entering the U.S.
Otherwise we’ll all be dead.