2 victims identified in fatal California crash caused by illegal immigrants
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Two of the three victims who died in the fiery semi-truck crash were allegedly caused by a single cause illegal alien An assistant basketball coach and his wife were identified Tuesday in Southern California.
The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office identified the two victims in the crash as 76-year-old Clarence Nelson of Fontana and his wife, 69-year-old Lisa Nelson, who were both pronounced dead at the scene.
State Senator Susan Rubio said Facebook post Nelson was the basketball coach at Pomona High School in Pomona, California.
“This week, our community has been deeply saddened by a tragic event in the city of Ontario,” Rubio said. “It’s heartbreaking to know that the two lives lost were from my district – Pomona High School basketball coach Clarence Nelson and his wife Lisa.”
Clarence Nelson (R) was one of three victims who died in a crash on October 21, 2025, allegedly after an illegal immigrant from India plowed into several vehicles in Southern California. (Pomona High Red Devils)
“As a teacher, I know how this kind of loss affects the entire school community,” she added. “My heart goes out to their families, the Pomona Unified School District and everyone grieving this tremendous loss.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the school, although officials declined to comment.
The driver, Jashanpreet Singh, 21, an illegal immigrant from India who crossed the southern border in 2022 and was released by the Biden administration; Now he is accused of causing the death of three people in a semi-truck accident.
According to federal sources, Singh was confronted by Border Patrol agents in California’s El Centro sector in March 2022 and released into the interior pending an immigration hearing.
Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old Indian national, allegedly drove a big rig while under the influence, killing at least three people in a California accident on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
An intoxicated Singh was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after causing a major obstruction in slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County, authorities said.
At least three people were killed and several others injured in the accident, which was caught on dashcam video. Police say Singh never braked before getting stuck in the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests.
DHS sources confirmed that he is not in legal immigration status and that ICE has filed charges against the immigration detainer After his arrest.
English, road sign test on illegal immigrant truck driver accused of killing three people: dot
Emergency crews respond to a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County, California on October 21, 2025. (X via BillMelugin)
The incident is the latest involving illegal immigrant truck drivers in the US
In a separate case, Harjinder Singh – who crossed the southern border illegally in 2018 – had obtained a commercial driver’s license in California and was accused of causing an accident in August. Fort Pierce, FloridaThree people died in it.
He failed, officials investigating the accident said English-language and road sign tests.
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The crash comes after the Trump administration announced last week that California would withhold more than $40 million in federal highway safety funds for failing to meet federal English-language proficiency standards for truck drivers.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Behr and Peter D’Ambrosca contributed to this report.
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