On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the launch of a major investigation into the driver and carrier involved in last week’s triple fatality illegal U-turn crash on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce.
On August 19, 2025, USDOT announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched an investigation into the August 12 Florida Turnpike crash, with a focus on “the driver involved in the crash and the motor carrier, White Hawk Carriers, Inc.”
USDOT does not name Harjinder Singh, though he has been identified as the truck driver in the crash by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Singh has been charged with vehicular homicide and faces an ICE detainer.
According to USDOT, an FMCSA investigation was launched on August 14 at the motor carrier’s premises in California. As part of this investigation, FMCSA reviewed driver-facing and outward facing dash cam video as well as driver qualification files, and an interview was conducted with the “crash-involved driver.”…