California — Outrage is erupting after three innocent people were killed in a tractor-trailer crash caused by a driver who never should have been on the road. The driver, Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant needed a job, applied for a commercial driver’s license, and despite reportedly being unable to read English or road signs,

he was granted a commercial driver’s license. Knowing he was now legally licensed, Singh got a job driving.

Authorities say the crash happened when Singh attempted an illegal U-turn on a busy highway. It turned deadly in seconds, with irreplaceable lives lost. Critics argue Singh likely didn’t even realize his turn was prohibited — because he couldn’t read the posted warnings. Now Singh sits in jail awaiting charges, but the finger isn’t being pointed at him alone. Many believe real accountability rests with Newsom and California.“Singh will go to prison, and rightly so,” one angry resident said. “But the people who should be in handcuffs are Governor Gavin Newsom and the California DMV. They knowingly gave someone who couldn’t read English the keys to an 80,000‑pound killing machine.”

Under California law, undocumented immigrants can obtain driver’s licenses — a policy Governor Newsom has championed, calling it a step toward safer roads. How can licensing a person that can’t read or speak English be a “step towards safer roads?” But critics say the policy has backfired spectacularly, putting unqualified drivers behind the wheel and exposing the public to catastrophe.

“This isn’t safety,” one critic blasted. “It’s negligence. They gave him a license to kill. And now three families are living a nightmare.” While California defends its policy as progressive and practical, opponents are demanding consequences. They argue the state — not just the driver — must bear financial and moral responsibility for the tragedy.

“Without that license, Singh would never have been on the road legally,” said another resident. “If California hadn’t ignored federal law, those three people would still be alive today. This blood is on their hands.”

As Singh’s legal process moves forward, the controversy is spreading from the crash site to the statehouse steps. With three lives lost, critics say California’s licensing policies are no longer just a political issue — they are a matter of life and death.