PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WSVN) — New body camera video shows the truck driver involved in a fatal Turnpike crash that killed three Floridians speaking English to an officer after the deadly crash was caught in the political crosshairs by state and federal officials.

The new video shows 28-year-old Harjinder Singh speaking with an officer after he was pulled over for speeding near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in July.

“Would you like to go to court or would you like to pay the fine?” the officer is heard asking Singh.

“Pay the fine,” Singh said.

The traffic stop occurred just weeks before Singh attempted an illegal U-turn near Mile Marker 171 on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County, just before 3 p.m. on Aug. 12.

“I hate to be the first guy to write you a ticket,” the officer told Singh.

Sing

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