A truck driver, identified as 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of a drug causing injury.
Singh, who is in the United States illegally, was allegedly under the influence of drugs when his semi-truck slammed into multiple vehicles on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, killing three people.
An immigration detainer has been placed on him, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The driver of a semi-truck that slammed into multiple vehicles, killing three people, on a California highway was allegedly under the influence of drugs, authorities said.
Singh faces charges in connection with the chain-reaction crash that occurred on Tuesday.
Author's summary: Truck driver Jashanpreet Singh charged in fatal crash.