Dramatic Video Of Big Rig Crash On I-10 Emerges; Police Allege Driver, 21, Was Intoxicated - Beritaja

A time aft a fiery clang that killed 3 people and injured respective others connected the 10 Freeway successful Ontario, rule enforcement officials identified the motortruck driver accused of causing the crash.

Jashanpreet Singh, 21 was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers astatine the tract of the clang Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department inmate log.

He was booked connected a felony complaint of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a felony complaint of driving nether the power of narcotics causing injury, according to the log.

In the collision, which took spot about 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, a large rig driver grounded to deed his brakes arsenic postulation was slowing, resulting successful an eight-vehicle pile-up, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson.

Dashboard camera footage obtained by ABC7 shows the shocking infinitesimal the motortruck slams into the car successful beforehand of it and continues to plow guardant done respective different rider cars earlier slamming into a truck.

Flames could beryllium seen astatine the separator of the camera arsenic 1 of the rider cars ignites.

Three group were killed and 4 injured, and the clang resulted successful a multi-lane closure that snarled rush-hour traffic, authorities said.

The collision took spot arsenic postulation was slowing down connected the westbound 10 Freeway adjacent the 15 Freeway interchange, according to Officer Joe Garcia, a CHP spokesperson.

Singh was arrested by the CHP connected suspicion of driving nether the power of drugs, Garcia said.

The clang progressive 4 semi-trucks and 4 rider cars, 1 of which was engulfed successful flames. Three group were pronounced dormant astatine the segment and 4 were transported to section hospitals for treatment, Garcia said.

Among those killed was erstwhile Pomona High School adjunct hoops coach Clarence Nelson and his wife, Lisa, according to reporting by KTLA. The precocious schoolhouse posted a photo of the coach pinch the words “RIP Coach Nelson and his wife.”

By Wednesday night, each but 1 of the 4 group hospitalized successful the clang — including Singh — had been released from the hospital, said Rodrigo Jimenez, a CHP spokesperson.

Released from the hospital, Singh was being held without bail while awaiting his first hearing, scheduled for Thursday.