A day after a fiery crash that killed three folks and injured a number of others on the ten Freeway in Ontario, legislation enforcement officers recognized the truck driver accused of inflicting the crash.
Jashanpreet Singh, 21 was arrested by California Freeway Patrol officers on the web site of the crash Tuesday afternoon, in line with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division inmate log.
He was booked on a felony cost of gross vehicular manslaughter whereas intoxicated and a felony cost of driving beneath the affect of medication inflicting damage, in line with the log.
Within the collision, which occurred round 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, an enormous rig driver did not hit his brakes as visitors was slowing, leading to an eight-vehicle pile-up, in line with a California Freeway Patrol spokesperson.
Dashboard digital camera footage obtained by ABC7 reveals the stunning second the truck slams into the automotive in entrance of it and continues to plow ahead by means of a number of different passenger vehicles earlier than slamming right into a truck.
Flames will be seen on the fringe of the digital camera as one of many passenger vehicles ignites.
Three folks had been killed and 4 injured, and the crash resulted in a multi-lane closure that snarled rush-hour visitors, authorities stated.
The collision occurred as visitors was slowing down on the westbound 10 Freeway close to the 15 Freeway interchange, in line with Officer Joe Garcia, a CHP spokesperson.
Singh was arrested by the CHP on suspicion of driving beneath the affect of medication, Garcia stated.
The crash concerned 4 semi-trucks and 4 passenger vehicles, one in all which was engulfed in flames. Three folks had been pronounced lifeless on the scene and 4 had been transported to native hospitals for therapy, Garcia stated.
Amongst these killed was former Pomona Excessive Faculty assistant basketball coach Clarence Nelson and his spouse, Lisa, in line with reporting by KTLA. The highschool posted a photograph of the coach with the phrases “RIP Coach Nelson and his spouse.”
By Wednesday evening, all however one of many 4 folks hospitalized within the crash — together with Singh — had been launched from the hospital, stated Rodrigo Jimenez, a CHP spokesperson.
Launched from the hospital, Singh was being held with out bail whereas awaiting his preliminary listening to, scheduled for Thursday.
