Toxicology Clears Drugs in Deadly I-10 Crash as Prosecutors Shift to Gross Negligence
The driver remains jailed without bail pending proceedings on manslaughter and reckless driving counts.
Overview
- Prosecutors said toxicology reports found none of the substances tested in Jashanpreet Singh’s blood at the time of the test.
- An amended complaint now charges three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of reckless driving causing injury.
- Investigators allege the 21-year-old failed to brake as traffic slowed on Oct. 21 on westbound I-10 in Ontario, triggering an eight-vehicle crash that killed three people and injured others.
- Singh is being held at the High Desert Detention Center and was scheduled to appear in Rancho Superior Court on Thursday.
- Officials have said Singh is believed to be in the U.S. illegally, and his family says the toxicology findings support their denial of drug use.