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Bathinda: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an Indian-origin semi-truck operator with roots successful Punjab aft helium allegedly jumped a reddish airy and caused a three-vehicle pile-up that killed a 64-year-old antheral astatine Hendricks County successful Indiana connected Feb 18. Sukhdeep Singh (25) is the 4th Indian-origin idiosyncratic and 3rd Sikh migrant to beryllium arrested successful the US successful past six months for alleged rash driving, starring to crashes successful which 9 radical died. On Aug 18 past year, Harjinder Singh (25) was accused of sidesplitting 3 radical successful Florida aft making what authorities said was a reckless U-turn connected a highway. Two months later, Jashanpreet Singh (21) was arrested successful California for allegedly driving nether power and triggering a clang that killed 3 people.
He had entered the US done the confederate borderline successful 2022. On Nov 24, Rajinder Kumar (32), an undocumented migrant since 2022, was charged successful Oregon aft his semi-truck blocked 2 lanes, causing a clang that killed a brace of newlyweds. After the White House shared a station astir the accidents, advocacy radical United Sikhs issued a statement, saying the connection reflected unequal attraction of a number community.
It urged govt not to azygous retired Sikh drivers. It cited an April 2025 govt study showing 528,177 motortruck accidents successful 2023 that resulted successful 5,472 fatalities. "These tragic numbers correspond nationwide roadway information challenges crossed each communities." Separately, the Sikh Coalition is challenging a caller regularisation that seeks to bounds the issuance of non-domiciled commercialized drivers' licences.
