Indian National Sentenced for Causing Fatal Crash in California

Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old Indian national, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for causing a crash in Southern California that resulted in three fatalities. Singh pleaded guilty to three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence related to the October 2025 incident on Interstate 10 in San Bernardino County. Authorities reported that Singh was driving a semitruck that collided with slow-moving traffic, killing three individuals and injuring several others. Singh, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, had previously been released by Border Patrol pending an immigration hearing. Investigators noted that dashcam footage showed Singh did not apply the brakes before the collision. Singh had obtained a California commercial driver's license in June 2025, despite federal officials stating he should have been disqualified under emergency Department of Transportation policy. Toxicology tests confirmed that Singh was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.