From Fox News: A 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India who crossed the southern border in 2022 and was released by the Biden administration is now accused of causing a fiery semi-truck crash that killed three people in Southern California, multiple federal law enforcement sources tell Fox News.
According to federal sources, the suspect, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in California’s El Centro Sector in March 2022, and released into the interior of the country pending an immigration hearing.
Singh has now been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
The crash, caught on dashcam video, left at least three people dead and several injured.
Police say Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed impairment.
The truck struck 8 vehicles in all. In addition to the three people killed, four others were hospitalized with injuries. Reportedly, one deceased victim was identified as a 54-year-old man, while two others were burned beyond recognition.
The deadly crash happened just after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Since he is an illegal alien, ICE has reportedly placed a detainer request on Singh with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
According to CBS News, CHP officers said they were still investigating whether Singh was driving with a valid commercial driver’s license at the time of the crash.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Shocking dashcam footage captured the moment when a semitruck plowed into multiple vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, causing a deadly chain-reaction crash. At least three people were killed in the fiery wreck, and a 21-year-old truck driver was reportedly… pic.twitter.com/ESwjpeHVzY
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) October 22, 2025
BREAKING: Per multiple ICE sources, Jashanpreet Singh, the semi-truck driver suspected of killing three people in a DUI crash on the 10 freeway in Ontario, CA yesterday, is an Indian illegal alien who was caught & released at the CA border by the Biden admin in March 2022. DHS… pic.twitter.com/ewxt7ZGfJs
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 23, 2025
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin announced, “I’m told Singh was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in their El Centro, California sector after he crossed there illegally in March 2022. He remains in his immigration proceedings after his release with a future court date.”
Specifically, I’m told Singh was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in their El Centro, California sector after he crossed there illegally in March 2022. He remains in his immigration proceedings after his release with a future court date.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 23, 2025
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy responded to a video of the horrifying crash and declared, “This is exactly why @USDOT has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers. We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place!”
This is exactly why @USDOT has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers.
We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place! https://t.co/kPTkuOXBRu
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 22, 2025
The deadly crash is similar to another incident that happened in Florida on August 12, when another illegal alien truck driver from India, Harjinder Singh, 28, made an unlawful U-turn right in the middle of a Florida turnpike, blocking the highway and causing a horrifying crash that killed three innocent people. Singh had a commercial driver’s license, which he had obtained in California. He had illegally crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. in 2018.
(1) UPDATE: These are the alleged semi-truck drivers who k*lled three people while making a U-turn at an “Official Use Only” turn on the Florida Turnpike
The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation pic.twitter.com/QqYhuidXoD
— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) August 15, 2025
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