A 21-year-old semi-truck driver, Jashanpreet Singh, was arrested after a fiery eight-vehicle crash in Ontario that killed three people and injured four. Singh, who is from India, is in the U.S. illegally and faces multiple felony counts, including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The crash intensified a political dispute between Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over federal rules restricting commercial driver's licenses for non-citizens. LOS ANGELES - The 21-year-old semi-truck driver arrested in connection with a deadly eight-vehicle pile-up crash in Ontario pleaded not guilty to the multiple criminal counts against him. Jashanpreet Singh of Yuba City pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence causing injury. After his hearing Friday morning, Singh remained in custody and was being held without bail. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: California truck driver charged with manslaughter after fiery 10 Freeway crash kills three Singh is from India and entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 across the southern border, according to a Thursday post on X by Homeland Security. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported the crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday when a tractor-trailer failed to stop for slowing westbound traffic, initiating an eight-vehicle chain-reaction collision. Dashcam video shows the truck hitting a white SUV, plowing through several other vehicles, and then crashing into an already-disabled truck on the right shoulder, with flames erupting as it crossed lanes.