Troopers said a blue 2024 International semi tractor trailer operated by 28-year-old Harjinger Singh of California was hauling a box trailer in the outside lane and was attempting to make a U-turn in an “official use only” area along the turnpike.
St. Lucie County, FL. – Three people killed after a semi tractor-trailer accident on Tuesday afternoon near Fort Pierce have been identified as Herby Dufresne, 30, of Florida City, Faniloa Joseph, 37, of Pompano Beach and Rodrigue Dor, 54, of Miami.
According to the Florida Highway patrol, the accident happened a while before 3:00 p.m. Auguts 12, on Florida’s Turnpike near mile marker 171, just south of the St. Lucie County north border.
Troopers said a blue 2024 International semi tractor trailer operated by 28-year-old Harjinger Singh of California was hauling a box trailer in the outside lane and was attempting to make a U-turn in an “official use only” area along the turnpike.
The large truck, which was hauling a box trailer, was in the outside lane and attempted a U-turn into an “official use only” area along the turnpike, according to FHP.
The semi crossed over all northbound travel lanes and a black 2015 Chrysler Town & Country van couldn’t avoid it and the two vehicles crashed. The minivan was stuck underneath the left side of the trailer.
The two minivan passengers Joseph and Dor were declared dead at the scene a while before 3:15 p.m.
The minivan driver, Dufresne, was flown to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce and he succumbed to his injuries a while after 5:15 p.m.
The semi tractor trailer occupants, 25-year-old and Singh were not hurt in the crash.
Singh was arrested on three counts of manslaughter and three counts of vehicular homicide.
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