Overview
- An amended complaint charges Jashanpreet Singh with three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of reckless driving causing a specified injury.
- Singh appeared in court Nov. 4 for a pre-preliminary hearing ahead of a Nov. 6 preliminary hearing and remains held without bail.
- CHP investigators say Singh failed to stop for slowed westbound traffic near the I-15 interchange in Ontario, triggering an eight-vehicle chain reaction captured in dashcam and eyewitness accounts.
- The three people killed were identified as Clarence Nelson, 76, Lisa Nelson, 69, and Jaime Flores Garcia; additional injuries were also reported.
- Federal officials describe Singh as an undocumented 2022 border crosser with an ICE detainer, while California authorities cite approved federal employment authorization and a REAL ID, a dispute still under review.