Jashanpreet Singh, the 21-year-old trucker from India who has been arrested for causing a road crash that killed three people in California, had entered the United States illegally three years ago. He was arrested on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after smashing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on a San Bernardino County freeway.The crash was caught on the dashcam of Singh's Freightliner tractor-trailer combination that slammed into the SUV, killing at least three people and injuring several others. Police said Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, as he was under the influence of drugs. Police said his toxicology tests confirmed the impairment.
Jashanpreet Singh
— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) October 23, 2025
He was high on drugs.
He never hit the brakes.
He killed 3.
He injured many.
*He is an Illegal Immigrant.
He is facing charges.
He shouldn't be here. If he weren't here, the 3 dead American souls lost would be alive. #California… pic.twitter.com/f99J3Kr6T9
Singh reportedly crossed the southern US border in 2022. He had his first encounter with Border Patrol agents in California's El Centro Sector in March 2022, but was released into the interior of the country by the Biden administration under the "alternatives to detention" policy-- where illegal immigrants were released pending hearings.The US Department of Homeland Security also confirmed that Singh does not have a lawful immigration status in the US, and according to a Fox News report, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) has lodged an immigration detainer against him following his arrest. Top officials have questioned how he managed to get a driver's licence — a commercial trucker's licence at that — despite his illegal status and alleged lack of English language expertise.
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