Arrest affidavits are offering new details into a semi crash on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County involving a minivan that killed three South Florida residents earlier this month.
The Aug. 12 wreck, which involved a semi driver from India who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2018, has garnered national attention.
Affidavit IDs victims in crash involving undocumented trucker
According to a probable cause affidavit, the victims in the crash were identified as:
- Herby Dufresne, 30, of Florida City, the driver of a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country minivan
- Rodrigue Dor, 54, of Miami
- Faniola Joseph, 37, of Pompano Beach
The arrest report said that when Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene, the semi was parked across all northbound lanes of the Turnpike and partially blocking the shoulder.
The cab of the semi was parked in the center median, which was authorized for “official use only,” and the minivan was lodged under the semi…