Biden-released illegal immigrant accused in deadly California truck crash
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A 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India who crossed the southern border in 2022 and was released by the Biden administration is now accused of causing a fiery semi-truck crash in Southern California that killed three people, multiple federal law enforcement sources said, according to Fox News.
The suspect, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in California’s El Centro Sector in March 2022 and was released into the interior pending an immigration hearing, according to federal sources.
Singh was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after driving his big truck into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
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Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash involving semi-trucks on the I-10 Freeway in California’s San Bernardino County on Tuesday. (KTLA)
At least three people died and many people were injured in the accident recorded on the vehicle camera.
Police said Singh never applied the brakes before crashing into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed the impairment.
DHS sources confirmed that he was not in lawful immigration status and that ICE detained an immigration officer following his arrest.
Singh was released under the Biden administration’s 2022 “alternatives to detention” policy; It’s one of several examples where Fox News has documented illegal immigrants who were released continuing to commit crimes while hearings were ongoing.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE FAILED ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ROAD TEST SIGNS: DOT
Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old Indian citizen, allegedly drove a large truck while intoxicated, causing a California crash that killed at least three people on Tuesday. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
The incident is the latest involving illegal immigrant truck drivers in the United States.
Harjinder Singh who crossed into the United States illegally in 2018 He crossed the southern border and obtained a commercial driver’s license in California and is accused of causing a crash in August. Fort Pierce, FloridaHe killed 3 people. Officials investigating the wreck said he failed English and road sign tests.
Transport Minister Sean Duffy’s statement on October 15 points to a common problem among large truck drivers: failure to meet English language requirements.
“I issued a warning to states this summer: Implement the Trump Administration’s English language requirements or the checks will be stopped,” Duffy said. “California is the only state in the nation that denies big truck drivers the ability to read our road signs and communicate with law enforcement. This is a fundamental safety issue on America’s roads that affects you and your family.”
Transport Minister Sean Duffy announced English proficiency rules for commercial truck drivers on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The crash comes after the Trump administration announced last week that it would withhold more than $40 million in federal highway safety funding from California over its failure to meet federal English language proficiency standards for truck drivers.
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