Florida official confronts Newsom over crash tied to illegal immigrant trucker

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins on Thursday blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the deaths of three Floridians, allegedly caused when an illegal immigrant trucker who obtained a CDL in California made an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike and struck a van.

Collins declared his visit to California "isn't business as usual" as he prepared to depart for Tallahassee with Indian national Harjinder Singh in tow.

Collins claimed Newsom is the culprit for systemic issues, particularly on the illegal immigration front, that he said led to Singh wrecking in St. Lucie County on August 12.

"I don’t want to be here today. We're here today because of tragedy. Three Floridians' lives ended early. "Three lives lost because of Gavin Newsom, because of California's failed policies. We're done with that s---."

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