A petition urging Florida officials to show leniency toward Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed three people, has garnered nearly 2.5 million signatures as of Sunday afternoon.

Over 2.5 million people sign petition in support of truck driver Harjinder Singh after fatal Florida crash - Supporters urge Florida officials to grant clemency to the 28-year-old truck driver, insisting the crash was a ‘tragic accident’,

A truck driver from the California city of Stockton, who is at the center of a major case getting national attention, has been extradited back to Florida.