Overview

Indian Truck Driver Harjinder Singh Florida Accident refers to a fatal car accident that occurred in Florida in mid-August 2025 because an Indian semi-truck driver, named Harjinder Singh, made an illegal U-turn on a turnpike, resulting in a passenger vehicle slamming into the truck's trailer. An in-cabin dashcam video recorded the moment of the accident, showing Singh and a passenger while Singh made the turn. The viral video of the crash and the story of Singh's dangerous truck driving sparked viral backlash, discourse and memes on social media sites like Twitter / X and Reddit in the following days. Reports then surfaced that Singh was an illegal immigrant in the U.S. His Indian nationality and his immigration status sparked anti-immigration and anti-Indian sentiments online, which were widely expressed in memes about "Indian truck drivers."

Background

On August 16th, 2025, local Florida news outlet CBS12^[1] reported on a fatal car accident that occurred on August 12th, when a semi-truck made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County, resulting in a minivan carrying three people smashing into the truck's trailer. The three adults in the minivan were killed.^[2]

The truck driver was identified as 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who, according to reports, had entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 across the U.S.-Mexico border. Singh reportedly received his CDL license in California.^[4]

Singh flew to California the day after the accident and was detained there. Singh was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide. He was also traveling with a 25-year-old passenger, Harneet Singh, who was not injured, but also flew to California with him.^[1][3]

Singh was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the crash and was set to be deported back to India.^[1][3]

On August 15th, 2025, X^[2] user @unlimited_ls posted a dashcam video recording the inside of Harjinder Singh's truck as he took the illegal U-turn. Over five days, the video received over 23.6 million views and 89,000 likes (shown below).

(1) UPDATE: These are the alleged semi-truck drivers who k*lled three people while making a U-turn at an “Official Use Only” turn on the Florida Turnpike

The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation pic.twitter.com/QqYhuidXoD

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) August 15, 2025

On August 15th, the video was also shared on the /r/Roadcam^[8] subreddit by Redditor StormRanger28, gaining over 31,000 upvotes in three days.

Online Reactions

On August 17th, 2025, X^[5] user and alt-right political activist Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) quote-tweeted the abovementioned video, writing, "We don’t have to live like this," gaining over 6,300 likes in three days (shown below).

On August 18th, X^[6] user @TheOnlyDSC tweeted a variation of the Conservative Sunglasses Profile Pictures image, captioned "Me: 'No more Indian truck drivers in America!' / My replies:" receiving over 46,000 likes in two days (shown below).

That same day, X^[7] user @JoshRainerGold replied to a tweet from California Governor Gavin Newsom related to the Chad Gavin Newsom vs. Chud J.D. Vance debate. Newsom's post read, "I miss that scarf," and @JoshRainerGold replied with the video of Singh's accident, writing, "Do you miss the 3 people that were killed because you gave this illegal alien a driver’s license?" Over two days, the reply received over 11,000 likes (shown below).

Also on August 18th, 2025, Redditor p0loniumtaco posted a Political Compass meme to the /r/PoliticalCompassMemes^[9] subreddit, concerning the story about Harjinder Singh. Over two days, the post gained over 1,200 upvotes (shown below).

Various Reactions

Americans: literally just driving to work

Indian truck drivers: pic.twitter.com/msj7ZCdvyF

— David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) August 18, 2025

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