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California Gov. Gavin Newsom violated federal law by upgrading the driver’s license of the illegal migrant trucker accused of causing a horrific, drug-fueled pile-up that killed three people and wounded several others, a bombshell new report claims.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed Newsom for Tuesday’s deadly crash, alleging state officials unlawfully upgraded Jashanpreet Singh’s commercial license weeks after a new federal rule went into effect barring illegal immigrants from holding such privileges, according to a DOT report released Friday.
The restrictions, which require states to verify an applicant’s legal status, took effect on Sept. 26 — while the 21-year-old Indian national’s driving rights were expanded on Oct. 15, the report states.
“My prayers are with the families of the victims of this tragedy,” Duffy said in a statement.
“It would have never happened if Gavin Newsom had followed our new rules. California broke the law and now three people are dead and two are hospitalized. These people deserve justice. There will be consequences.”
Singh was initially issued a restricted CDL in the Golden State on June 27, confining him to intrastate travel, according to the DOT’s report.
When the new regulations took effect, the federal agency informed California officials of “significant compliance failures” related to the issuance of truckers’ licenses and gave them 30 days to audit its practices and void or rescind all unexpired CDLs, the report states.
The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles lifted Singh’s driving restrictions on Oct. 15 — his birthday — without enforcing the stricter standards mandated by the DOT’s new emergency rule, officials said.
“Gavin Newsom was explicitly warned California’s CDL program was dangerously broken,” the report charged.
“The USDOT’s emergency rule was issued to explicitly prevent drivers like Singh from getting behind the wheel of commercial motor vehicles.”
Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Singh was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he plowed his semi-truck into slow-moving traffic on the 10 Freeway in San Bernardino County Tuesday afternoon, cops said.
The wreck, which was caught on dashcam, killed three people and left at least four others injured.
Harrowing footage showed the moment Singh allegedly slammed his red big rig into the back of an SUV — before crashing into several other vehicles and erupting into flames.
Singh is believed to have entered the US in 2022 via the southern border before he was released into the country by the Biden administration, Department of Homeland officials said.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has since lodged an arrest detainer — a former request for local cops to notify the feds before he is freed.
He was charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence.
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