Reporters raise their hands to ask a question as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that left three people dead. He has since been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after allegedly plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
Multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that 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.
Police say Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed impairment.
Pomona High School on Thursday identified two of the deceased victims of the crash as one of their assistant basketball coaches, Clarence Nelson, and his wife.
A composite image shows firefighters responding to a fatal Florida crash linked to Harjinder Singh’s truck and body camera of Singh being cited for speeding in New Mexico on July 3, 2025. (St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office; New Mexico State Police)
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On Oct. 15, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would withhold over $40 million from California after a probe revealed that the state failed to comply with English Language Proficiency standards.
In response to a video of the incident, Duffy said, "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!"
Fox News Digital reached out to DOT and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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