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.
The charges stem from a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, that killed three people. Authorities allege that Singh was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.
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, authorities said.
Author's summary: Truck driver Jashanpreet Singh charged in fatal crash.