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Indian-Origin Truck Driver Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years In Prison For Fatal California Freeway Crash
24htopnews | July 16, 2026 1:09 AM CST

An Indian-origin truck driver living illegally in the US has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for causing a fatal eight-vehicle crash on a California freeway in October 2025. Jashanpreet Singh pleaded guilty to three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter after the collision killed three people and injured four.

A 22-year-old Indian-origin truck driver, who authorities said was living in the United States illegally, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in state prison for causing a devastating eight-vehicle collision on a California freeway that left three people dead and four others injured.

Jashanpreet Singh was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter stemming from the October 2025 crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, San Bernardino County.

High-Speed Crash Captured on Dashcam

Thefatal collision occurred on October 21, 2025, at around 1:10 p.m. on the westbound Interstate 10 Freeway near the Milliken Avenue offramp, close to the Interstate 15 interchange.


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