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DUI Dropped in Deadly I‑10 Pileup as Driver Faces Gross‑Negligence Manslaughter Charges

Toxicology results cleared impairment, prompting prosecutors to pursue gross-negligence counts and a reckless-driving charge.

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.
  • CHP investigators say Singh failed to stop for slowed traffic on westbound I‑10 near the I‑15 interchange, triggering an eight-vehicle chain reaction involving four big rigs.
  • The fatalities were identified as Clarence Nelson, 76, Lisa Nelson, 69, and Jaime Flores Garcia; several others were injured.
  • Singh remains in custody without bail, and ICE has lodged a detainer as federal and California officials dispute his immigration and licensing records.
  • Dashcam and eyewitness accounts reported the truck entered halted traffic without braking, while CHP and prosecutors continue broader mechanical and human‑factor investigations.