US: Undocumented Indian immigrant kills three while allegedly driving under influence of drugs

A 21-year-old truck driver of Indian origin has been arrested in the United States’ California for allegedly killing three persons and injuring four others while driving a semitruck under the influence of drugs, reported AP. After Jashanpreet Singh was arrested for the accident, the Department of Homeland Security stated that he was an undocumented migrant in the US. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an arrest detainer for Singh. Singh was jailed after Tuesday night’s crash under charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence causing injury. Dash camera footage of the accident showed the semitruck he was driving moving at a high speed and crashing into slow-moving traffic. This triggered a chain reaction-crash that affected eight cars. In August, another Indian truck driver who had illegally immigrated to the US killed three persons after he made an illegal U-turn in Florida. The Department of Homeland Security flagged another incident from earlier this month in Indiana, where an illegal immigrant from Serbia swerved into oncoming traffic and killed another driver. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the accidents follow a “disturbing pattern of these criminal illegal aliens being issued commercial vehicle licenses”. “And so yes, the Department of Transportation is absolutely cracking down on that,” she added. The Department of Homeland Security stated that the accidents directly threaten public safety. President Donald Trump, Homeland Security and the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are “working day-in and day-out to make America’s roads safe again”, the statement added. Also read: Why an Indian trucker who left three dead in US crash has sparked controversies in two countries