A semi-truck driver who was arrested for driving underneath the affect following a lethal crash on the ten Freeway in Ontario on Tuesday is in the USA illegally, in accordance with officers with the Division of Homeland Safety.
They advised CBS Information that 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh is an Indian nationwide who entered the nation by crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022. He’s a resident of Yuba Metropolis, California, which is situated in Sutter County, about 120 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Singh was arrested on Tuesday by California Freeway Patrol officers in reference to an eight-vehicle collision that included 4 business autos. The crash left three folks lifeless and 4 others hospitalized in various situations. The entire victims have been adults, Ontario Fireplace Division crews mentioned.
Jashanpreet Singh, who was arrested in reference to a lethal eight-vehicle crash on the I-10 Freeway in Ontario, CA on Oct. 22, 2025.
Division of Homeland Safety
San Bernardino County jail information present that Singh stays detained on Wednesday night time on the West Valley Detention Middle in San Bernardino with out bail. He has been charged with driving underneath the affect of medication inflicting bodily harm and gross vehicular manslaughter whereas intoxicated. He is anticipated in court docket on Thursday on the Rancho Superior Courtroom in Rancho Cucamonga.
CBS Sacramento reporters spoke with Singh’s greatest pal, Gurjot Malhar, on Wednesday night. He advised them that Singh got here to the U.S. looking for a greater life.
“He is a tremendous man. … He would discuss usually, fortunately, all the time with love and care,” Malhar mentioned. “Coming from India, it is gonna be exhausting to make {dollars} right here. … So, he needed to maintain going.”
It is unclear if Singh presently has authorized illustration. CHP officers advised CBS LA that they have been investigating if Singh was driving with a legitimate business driver’s license on the time of the crash.
In August, the U.S. authorities stopped issuing employee visas for business truck drivers. On the time, a State Division spokesperson mentioned that the pause was put in place “as a way to conduct a complete and thorough evaluate of screening and vetting protocols used to find out the {qualifications} for a U.S. visa.”
“As now we have seen with current lethal accidents, international truckers can pose dangers to American lives, U.S. nationwide safety, and international coverage pursuits,” the State Division spokesperson mentioned. “Guaranteeing that each driver on our roads meets the best requirements is necessary to defending the livelihoods of American truckers and sustaining a safe, resilient provide chain.”
The aftermath of the lethal crash on the I-10 Freeway in Ontario on Oct. 22, 2025.
CBS LA
California and Washington have been sued by Florida final week for a crash that occurred in August that left three folks lifeless after the motive force of a semi-truck tried to carry out an unlawful U-turn on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County. The motive force in that crash, Harjinder Singh, additionally entered the U.S. illegally and obtained a business driver’s license from California, U.S. Marshals advised CBS Information Miami in September.
The lawsuit alleges that each states have didn’t adjust to federal security and immigration-status necessities when issuing business driver’s licenses. The swimsuit says that California and Washington “selected to disregard these requirements and authorize unlawful immigrants with out correct coaching or the power to learn street indicators to drive business motor autos.”