Overview
- Three adults died and four were injured in an eight-vehicle chain-reaction collision near the I-15 interchange that involved four semi-trucks and four passenger vehicles, according to CHP.
- Investigators say a Freightliner tractor-trailer failed to stop as westbound traffic slowed, and confirmed a widely shared dash-cam video will be part of the crash investigation.
- The driver, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, 21, of Yuba City, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury and remains jailed at West Valley Detention Center.
- DHS officials told news outlets Singh is in the U.S. unlawfully and ICE has lodged a detainer with San Bernardino County, while CHP reviews toxicology, vehicle data, and Singh’s commercial license status.
- The case arrives as federal authorities scrutinize commercial driver oversight, including a recent pause on worker visas for truck drivers and threatened withholding of federal safety funds from California.