A 21-year-old semi-truck driver arrested following a multi-vehicle pile-up that killed at least three people received a commercial driver’s license (CDL) from California, the White House said. WATCH: Multiple Fatalities After Semi-Truck Causes HORRIFIC Pile-Up, 21-Year-Old Driver Arrested Law enforcement authorities arrested Jashanpreet Singh on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. "I can confirm that California gave this individual a license, and it is something that the Department of Transportation has already looked into," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. "I know Secretary Duffy, who's doing a phenomenal job, has spoken on this many times in the crackdown that the Department of Transportation is taking on these licenses that are wrongfully being issued to people who clearly do not deserve to uphold these positions," she continued. Check it out: ? JUST NOW: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt CONFIRMS that Gavin Newsom's California gave Indian illegal alien Jashanpreet Singh a CDL to drive a semitruck - and ultimately KILL several people. "Yes, I can confirm that California gave this individual a LICENSE."… https://t.co/ch4RASUzVa pic.twitter.com/Zx9xn1F8ZV — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 23, 2025 Fox News shared more: Leavitt said the individual first entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 "and was released into our country by the previous administration." She added that the Department of Transportation (DOT) was cracking down on the issuing of CDLs amid a "disturbing pattern" of them being given to illegal immigrants. Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that left three people dead. He has since been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after allegedly plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County. Multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that Singh was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in California's El Centro Sector in March 2022 and released into the interior of the country pending an immigration hearing. Police say Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed impairment. "Per multiple ICE sources, Jashanpreet Singh, the semi-truck driver suspected of killing three people in a DUI crash on the 10 freeway in Ontario, CA yesterday, is an Indian illegal alien who was caught & released at the CA border by the Biden admin in March 2022. DHS photo of him attached via federal sources," Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin said Wednesday. "I’m told ICE is placing a detainer request on Singh with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, where he is in custody on suspicion of DUI causing great bodily injury and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. He has not been formally charged yet," he continued. "Police say Singh was speeding and under the influence, never hitting his breaks, when he crashed into slow moving traffic on the freeway, causing a devastating and deadly chain reaction crash that killed 3 people. The victims have not been identified yet," he added. BREAKING: Per multiple ICE sources, Jashanpreet Singh, the semi-truck driver suspected of killing three people in a DUI crash on the 10 freeway in Ontario, CA yesterday, is an Indian illegal alien who was caught & released at the CA border by the Biden admin in March 2022. DHS… pic.twitter.com/ewxt7ZGfJs — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 23, 2025 KTLA noted: Another fatal accident that occurred in Indiana last week was also caused by a semi-truck driver who was in the country illegally, according to the DHS. Two of the three people killed in Wednesday’s crash were identified as Clarence Nelson and his wife, Lisa. Clarence Nelson was a former assistant basketball coach at Pomona High who had most recently coached at Rancho Cucamonga High. Pomona High posted a tribute Nelson on its Facebook page. “This is a tragic crash because it was very preventable,” Jiminez said. “If somebody had just paid attention, if everyone was driving sober, this tragedy would not have occurred.” The CHP also indicated that four other people injured in the crash sustained injuries ranging from minor to major and were transported to local hospitals. Singh was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. He is being held without bail.