The man who crashed his tractor-trailer into other vehicles Tuesday on a California highway—a wreck in which three people were killed—has been identified as Jashanpreet Singh, 21, who authorities say was under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident, KTLA 5 News reported.

Newsweek contacted the California Highway Patrol (CHP) via email seeking comment.

Why It Matters

The fiery California wreck comes weeks after a truck driver from India, who federal officials said was in the country illegally and using a California driving license, killed three people in Florida as he was making an illegal U-turn, police said.

The Florida crash triggered public outrage and launched a political storm between federal immigration authorities and California officials over license policies f

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