DUI/Traffic — Ontario, CA — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

A 22-year-old Indian-origin truck driver was sentenced to four years and eight months in state prison for causing a devastating eight-vehicle collision on a California freeway that left three people dead and four others injured.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: DUI/Traffic
  • Location: Ontario, CA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: male, age 21
  • Victim(s): 3 (three people died)

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The crash occurred on October 21, 2025, at around 1:10 p.m. on the westbound Interstate 10 Freeway near the Milliken Avenue offramp in Ontario.
  • Traffic had slowed significantly before the crash, but Singh failed to apply the brakes and ploughed into slowed or stopped vehicles at high speed.
  • Dashcam footage from Singh's truck captured the horrifying sequence of events.
  • The truck first slammed into a white SUV before crashing into several other vehicles, including another commercial truck.
  • Toxicology tests later confirmed that Singh was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.