US transportation secretary announces investigation into fatal Turnpike crash in Fort Pierce, Florida

Secretary Sean Duffy
@SecDuffy
Aug 19
This cannot happen again.

@FMCSA is launching an investigation into both the driver and White Hawk Carrier.

Here’s what we know: 
1. Washington State improperly issued the driver a full-term CDL. Asylum seekers or illegal aliens are NOT allowed to receive this!

2. New Mexico failed to conduct an English Language Proficiency test when they pulled the driver over for speeding. Had they done this, the driver would not have been on the road!

3. We are also looking into California’s issuance of the driver’s CDL.
 
States MUST FOLLOW THE RULES. If they had, this driver would NEVER have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us.
 
The failures here are despicable. Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles. 
 
@POTUS and I moved quickly to require drivers to speak English – our national language – and launch a full-scale audit of how these licenses are doled out.

And all of this is just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll have more updates to share soon.

https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1957855613725053189

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/fort-pierce/us-transportation-secretary-announces-investigation-into-fatal-turnpike-crash-in-fort-pierce