A driver who authorities believe was responsible for causing a deadly crash involving eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, in Ontario was identified Wednesday.
Officials said 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh of Yuba City was booked at the West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and vehicular manslaughter.
Three people were killed, and four others were injured when four semi-trucks, two pick-up trucks and two cars collided at around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday along the 10 Freeway near the 15 Freeway interchange.
A witness, who was standing by a parking lot that faces the 10 Freeway at the time of the incident, said the crash sounded like a big explosion as he recalled a red truck, allegedly driven by Singh, barreling down the freeway before the impact.
“It didn’t stop. It didn’t swerve. It didn’t make any kind of maneuvers. It just went straight in,” Jason Calmelat described what he saw.
The California Highway Patrol said traffic on the westbound lanes had slowed down right before the crash, but Singh’s truck did not stop and caused the massive chain reaction crash.
“The truck rolled and veered to the right into the embankment, and I saw the truck drive jump out because it was on fire,”Calmelat said.
The three victims who were killed in the crash were not identified. The four injured people including Singh, and a mechanic who was helping change a tire on the side of the freeway at the time of the crash.
“It was one of those crashes where there were car parts everywhere. We had a hazardous material incident. It was a very large scene,” Officer Rodrigo Jimenez with the CHP said. “This could have been prevented if somebody had been paying attention sober.
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