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 involved in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, that killed three people.
According to authorities, Singh was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, which occurred on Tuesday.
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.
Author's summary: Truck driver Jashanpreet Singh charged with manslaughter.