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EXCLUSIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent his deputy to California to pick up fugitive Harjinder Singh – an illegal immigrant from India who allegedly killed three motorists after making an illegal U-turn in his big-rig on Florida’s Turnpike near Port St. Lucie.
“I have dispatched my new lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, to California to apprehend Harjinder Singh,” DeSantis told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
“Fleeing to a sanctuary state will not prevent him from facing justice in Florida—and we will make sure of that.”
“He will be held accountable for his criminal actions.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Singh fled to the “sanctuary” Golden State – where he had also obtained his commercial driver’s license (CDL) – after he allegedly killed three people in a minivan who were traveling on Florida’s Turnpike between the Yeehaw Junction and Fort Pierce exits.
Singh allegedly utilized a narrow median crossover clearly marked for only emergency vehicles, and blocked all northbound lanes in attempting the maneuver – which led to the van slamming into the trailer and being wedged beneath; killing its occupants.
Collins, who was appointed lieutenant governor last week after the prior departure of Jeanette Nunez, is a former state senator and wounded veteran from Tampa.
DeSantis notably nicknamed Collins “the Chuck Norris of Florida Politics” for his earnestness and eagerness to pitch in extremely sensitive situations, including the return of Jewish Americans from Israel after the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Collins flew west on Wednesday afternoon to retrieve Singh.
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Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, left, Gov. Ron DeSantis, right (Getty)
“Florida lost three innocent lives at the hands of an illegal immigrant who never should have been in this…
