Indian-Origin Truck Driver Faces Grossly Negligent Homicide Charges After California Crash Killing Three

Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old Indian-origin semi-truck driver, caused a fatal multi-vehicle crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, California, killing three people and injuring several others. Toxicology reports confirmed that Singh was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash, leading prosecutors to drop DUI charges while maintaining three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and adding a charge of reckless driving causing injury. Evidence including eyewitness accounts and dashcam footage showed Singh speeding and failing to stop for slowed traffic, triggering a chain-reaction collision involving multiple vehicles. Singh, described as an illegal immigrant who crossed the southern US border in 2022, remains in custody without bail, with authorities citing the seriousness of the offense and flight risk. The crash is under investigation, and federal immigration authorities have lodged a detainer against Singh. This incident follows a similar case involving another Indian-origin truck driver charged with vehicular homicide in Florida earlier this year.