Florida’s new lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, used one of his first public appearances in office Thursday to launch a blistering attack on California’s immigration and licensing policies as federal agents prepared to extradite a truck driver accused in a crash that killed three Floridians.
Collins, sworn in last week, spoke outside Stockton Metropolitan Airport before joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on the tarmac as Harjinder Singh was escorted onto a plane bound for Florida. Wearing a navy blue suit and striped tie, Collins stood alone in front of TV cameras before walking to the tarmac, where ICE agents led Singh — in jeans and a white shirt — toward a waiting plane.
Singh, who has lived in California, faces charges in Florida after authorities say his reckless driving on the Florida Turnpike caused a crash that killed three people. Singh and a San Joaquin County judge signed his extradition papers Tuesday afternoon at San Joaquin County Superior Court…