A fiery chain‑reaction crash on Interstate 10 near the I‑15 interchange in Ontario, California, left three Americans dead and several more injured after a semi‑truck plowed into slow‑moving traffic on October 21, 2025. Eyewitness and dash‑cam footage show the big rig barreling into stopped cars without braking, producing a scene of horror and bodies trapped in burning wreckage that families will never forget. Local authorities arrested a 21‑year‑old driver at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence as investigators work to identify the victims and recover from the carnage.
Federal sources now say the driver — identified as 21‑year‑old Jashanpreet Singh of Yuba City — is an Indian national who entered the country illegally and who has been the subject of prior Border Patrol encounters; ICE reportedly lodged a detainer after his arrest. That revelation turns this from a tragic traffic collision into a headline about failed enforcement and open‑border consequences, because whether by idiocy or policy, Americans are paying for the government’s unwillingness to secure the border. The families counting coffins deserve clear answers from every official who made decisions that let this man roam the highways.
This crash fits a deadly pattern we’ve been warning about — another Indian national, Harjinder Singh, was accused of killing three people in Florida this summer after allegedly making an illegal U‑turn. Investigations into that case revealed he had failed written and behind‑the‑wheel exams multiple times and raised troubling questions about how he ever got behind an 80,000‑pound rig with a California‑issued CDL. Americans are now watching as state licensing practices, private training schools, and lax cross‑state enforcement combine into a pipeline that hands keys to killers.
Enough is enough: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has rightly put states on notice, warning that California, Washington and New Mexico must enforce English‑language and safety standards or risk losing federal highway safety funds. The Department of Transportation’s recent actions to audit and withhold funding are a necessary wake‑up call to jurisdictions that think political virtue signaling matters more than public safety. If states will not follow basic federal rules requiring drivers to read signs, communicate with law enforcement, and demonstrate knowledge of their rigs, Washington must use the tools Congress gave it to protect motorists.
Make no mistake: this is not some abstract regulatory quibble — DOT investigators found systemic lapses in how non‑domiciled CDLs were issued, and the scale is shocking. Hundreds of thousands of commercial licenses and learner permits have been reviewed, with tens of thousands flagged as potentially out of compliance; California alone has been identified as a primary source of problematic non‑domiciled licenses. When state bureaucrats trade safety for politics, American lives are the tab they refuse to pay.
Federal officials have confirmed ICE placed a detainer in this latest Windsor‑to‑wreck horror, and the administration has the authority — and the duty — to demand cooperation from blue states that shelter illegal entrants instead of enforcing immigration and licensing laws. If state officials refuse to hand over documentation, help with prosecutions, or revoke improperly issued CDLs, then federal prosecutors and Congress must step in and strip away the licenses and funding that put our children at risk. The era of shrugging at avoidable deadly crashes must end.
Hardworking Americans who get up early, pay taxes, and obey the rules deserve roads where their kids can bike to school and families can drive to church without fearing incineration on the freeway. This tragedy is a call to action — secure the border, enforce the qualifications for commercial drivers, hold local officials accountable, and stop treating public safety as a political talking point. Our laws are meant to protect Americans first; anyone who values life over ideology should stand up and demand nothing less.
