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Gurpreet S.: Trucker injured in highway accident arrested at hospital, detained by ICE

Trucker Gurpreet Singh was hospitalized for stitches after a tire blew out on I-69, then arrested at the hospital and held in a Kentucky jail. A judge ordered his release in July.

Oct 13, 2026Muncie, INCountry of origin: India

Gurpreet Singh, a commercial truck driver, was driving north on Interstate 69 near Muncie, Indiana when a tire blew out and he was taken to a hospital for stitches. After treatment, Indiana State Police arrested him at the hospital for immigration violations and turned him over to ICE, which transferred him to the Daviess County jail in western Kentucky. Through an interpreter, Singh said he felt afraid and disoriented after the crash and didn't know what would happen to him. A federal judge ordered his release in July, but he said he could not immediately return to work because authorities had kept his backpack containing his immigration papers.

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