Overview

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Partap Singh on August 29 in Fresno and he remains in federal custody pending immigration proceedings.
• DHS publicly detailed the case on September 25 and faulted California’s DMV for granting Singh a commercial driver’s license.
• A California Highway Patrol crash report says Singh drove at an unsafe speed and failed to stop for traffic and a construction zone.
• Family accounts describe Dalilah Coleman’s critical injuries, including a weeks-long coma, a craniectomy, a broken femur, and diagnoses requiring lifelong therapy.
• The case is feeding a broader federal review of driver English proficiency and state licensing practices, with officials also citing a separate August Florida fatal crash involving a different driver.