Authorities said Singh was driving a Freightliner semi-truck and failed to stop in time when traffic in his lane had slowed or stopped Tuesday afternoon. Three people were killed and at least three others injured in the multi-vehicle crash, according to the complaint.

Dash camera footage of the crash showed the truck slam into multiple vehicles in a fiery crash, then veer off into the shoulder and ram into additional vehicles before coming to a stop.

The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office, which filed charges against Singh on Thursday, said eyewitness and dashcam footage showed him "traveling at a high rate of speed into stopped traffic," resulting in a "massive and chaotic scene."

A 54-year-old man who was driving a Toyota Tacoma and two occupants in a Kia Sorento were killed in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A 43-year-old driver of a Dodge Avenger and a 59-year-old individual who was standing outside of a vehicle both suffered major injuries, while a 57-year-old passenger in a Chevrolet 2500 had a minor injury, police said.

Eight vehicles, including four commercial vehicles, were involved in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson called the incident a "heinous tragedy" that was "easily avoidable if the defendant was not driving in a grossly negligent manner and impaired."

"Had the rule of law been followed by State and Federal officials the defendant should have never been in California at all," he added in a statement.

Singh, of Yuba City, was arrested at the scene under suspicion of DUI, officials said.

"This is sadly a reminder of how precious life is and how fast it could be taken away at the hands of somebody who is driving irresponsibly, somebody who is impaired," California Highway Patrol Officer Rodrigo Jimenez told Los Angeles ABC station KABC.

The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office said it filed three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of DUI causing injury against Singh, noting additional charges may be filed pending further investigation.

He is being held without bail and his arraignment has yet to be scheduled. Prosecutors said they will continue to request no bail "based on the seriousness of the offense and his flight risk."

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also lodged an arrest detainer for Singh, according to DHS, which said he is in the U.S. illegally from India, entering through the southern border in 2022.

"This tragedy follows a disturbing pattern of criminal illegal aliens driving commercial vehicles on American roads, directly threatening public safety," DHS said on X.

The department cited the arrest last week of a man, which it said is in the country illegally, over a deadly crash in Indiana. DHS said the man was driving a semi-truck without a valid commercial license when he swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a vehicle, killing the driver.

Singh has a valid commercial driver's license that expires in October 2026, KABC reported, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a press briefing Thursday that California issued him the commercial driver's license.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said the federal government approved and renewed Singh's federal employment authorization "multiple times -- which allowed him to obtain a commercial driver's license in accordance with federal law."

"This is tragic, and as with every tragedy over the last ten months, Secretary Noem has ordered Secretary Duffy to look for every opportunity to manipulate the facts to score cheap political points," his office said in a statement.

The statement from Newsom's office comes after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reacted with outrage to the incident.

"This is exactly why I set new restrictions that prohibit ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from operating trucks," he said on X on Thursday.

Since taking office, Duffy has issued an order announcing new guidelines to strengthen English language enforcement for commercial truck operators, following an executive order from President Donald Trump that reinforced English requirements for truck drivers.

Last week, Duffy said the Transportation Department will withhold $40 million from California after an investigation found it to be the only state failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

"This is exactly why @USDOT has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers," Duffy said on X on Wednesday in response to the deadly crash. "We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place!"

The investigation came after a deadly Florida collision in August involving a foreign truck driver who authorities said made an illegal U-turn on a highway and caused a crash that killed three people. The driver was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.

Florida authorities have said the driver, who is from India, entered the country illegally from Mexico in 2018.

When interviewed, the driver did not speak English, according to DOT. He had been issued a non-domiciled commercial driver's license by California in 2024, as well as a regular commercial driver's license by Washington state in 2023, DOT said.

California officials said he had a valid work permit at the time.

>>1451880
I can't help but notice that nowhere in the article, including the statements from Trump's lackeys, is the name of the company who hired this man mentioned

So we now have red dot Indians illegally coming into the country from fucking Mexico and they get a CDL from California? Trump could easily win a third term if he wants to run. No one will care if it's illegal or not at this point with how corrupt Democrats are

The moral of the story is that more immigrants should be driving around without licenses. Fuck letting them, nay requiring, they take a test proving they know how to drive.

>>1451899
well, its not like they actually want to stop immigrants killing civilians.
They just want to jerk off about it

>>1451939
I mean, they could just simply cause mayhem and death by being high as fuck in their own countries.
Also, a license test doesn't help drugged out drivers.
Are you like a retard or something?

>>1451880
Good. Some more leftists terrorists dead. Irony is it was done by a foreigner.

>>1451899
Leave the corporate mafia out of it, fuckface.

>>1451971
Excuse me, sir. "Fuckface" is one of my words I use so I can find my posts. It is MY word so I'd appreciate it is you stopped using it, or used "fuck face" instead.

>>1451942
>well, its not like they actually want to stop immigrants killing civilians.
>as Trump is kicking out illegal immigrants before they can kill civilians
The cope from the left is real.

>>1451996
>Trump is kicking out illegal immigrants before they can kill civilians
But this is an easily provable lie
Why do you have to keep lying, shilly faggot?

>>1451996
>Kicking out a few thousand day laborers to placate the retard base, while completely giving the companies hiring illegals that cause them to swarm here in the millions a pass
Keep clapping like a trained seal for Trump treating a fraction of one of the symptoms while actively ignoring the source of the disease, you fucking imbecile

Indian truck driver who killed 16 teenage hockey players in a bus wants to remain in Canada after getting out of prison
https://www.change.org/p/deport-jaskirat-singh-sidhu-convicted-truck-driver-of-the-humboldt-broncos-tragedy

>>1452027
>change.org
Not a valid news source.

>>1451880
>Newsom blames feds despite CA giving him the CDL
>jeet entered during Biden's term
interdesting

>>1452031
>Ontario, CA
>American
lmao, expose yourself more shill

>>1452035
>retard bot confuses Ontario in Los Angeles with Ontario in Canada
lmao

>>1451995
The corporate mafia has the trademark on 'fuckface'. Sorry, take it up in civil court.

>>1452288
Fucking fuckface.

>>1451880
Many Americans are only now just learning that the entire Democrat political structure is organized around the mass importation of foreign nationals into historic communities, by any means and in unlimited volume

>>1451899
Anon you know we cant blame the company that brought him here, it doesnt fit any established narratives.
Get out of here with your logical thoughts

>>1452035
Did you think CA stood for Canada? Top kek you are slow

>>1452340
>doesn't think CA stands for Canada
no one tell them

The illegal is the problem not the company hiring people all with the same social security number... the Law doesn't apply to invisible entities like corporations. Zero liability. Pro-capitalism.

>>1451880
very high turnover for OTR drivers
immigrants make up a big portion, as they have few options.

>>1451946
>Are you like a retard or something?
Are you? My point is the license isn't the fucking problem here.