India, Aug. 24 -- Harjinder Singh, 28, has found support online after his arrest. The Indian trucker driver - who entered the US illegally in 2018 - faces charges of vehicular homicide after three people were killed when he allegedly took a wrong turn on a Florida highway.

Singh was in California after the August 12 accident, and was brought from there to Florida. He got his driving license from California as well. The incident has prompted remarks from many quarters about illegal aliens posing a threat to American lives.

However, since Singh's arrest, a petition has been created to secure his freedom, and has garnered 1.6 million signatures at the time of writing. The petition argues the August 12 incident was 'a tragic accident - not ...