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The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said Harjinger Singh is being charged with Vehicular Homicide FT. PIERCE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Saturday the arrest of a semi-truck driver following a deadly crash Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12. FLHSMV says the driver, Harjinger Singh, was driving "recklessly and without regard for the safety of others on the road." According to The Florida Highway Patrol's report, Singh attempted to make an illegal u-turn near mile-marker 170, which resulted in a mini-van crashing into the side of the...

ALBANY -Gov. Spitzer must have seen the writing in his rearview mirror as he hit brakes on his controversial license plan. Driven by mounting opposition, Gov. Spitzer buckled Tuesday on his controversial plan to issue special driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "I can confirm that the governor intends to withdraw his plan," Spitzer spokeswoman Jennifer Givner said Tuesday night. Not everybody was happy with the turnaround. Assemblyman Peter Rivera (D-Bronx) blasted the governor, saying, "He created a tremendous amount of hope and now he has let the air out of that hope. I certainly hope this does not help him...

**** Gov. Spitzer's ill-considered decision to give illegal aliens driver's licenses is another step toward anarchy NAME REDACTED Astoria **** If Social Security numbers were the only ID acceptable by Boards of Election.....(Spitzer) may lose hundreds of thousands of registered Democrats, as opposed to 500,000 illegal voters for next year's election and the 2010 census. Deer Park **** Give Spitzer a smack in the back of the head for this dopey, moronic idea....let the federal government put its people in the DMV and arrest and deport illegals. Toms River, N.J. **** I applaud DMV clerks who have refused to hand...

SACRAMENTO, (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday vetoed legislation that would have granted driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, saying that approving the measure into law could have undermined national security efforts. The veto was expected and marked the second time Schwarzenegger has rejected such a bill. "Enacting this bill will result in billions of dollars being spent on a process that ultimately could conflict with federal regulations," he said in his veto message. The bill's author, Los Angeles Democrat Gil Cedillo, said the veto broke Schwarzenegger's promise to sign a driver's license bill. He also said the rejection jeopardizes...