Big Rig Driver in Deadly Ontario Crash Was in U.S. Illegally, DHS Confirms

Deadly Ontario Truck Crash

• 💥 A fiery pileup on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, California, resulted in the deaths of 3 people and injuries to several others.
• 🚨 The crash occurred Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer allegedly failed to brake and crashed into stopped traffic.

Suspect's Immigration Status

• 🛂 The driver of the tractor-trailer, identified as 21-year-old Preach Seeing, is being held without bail.
• ⚠️ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that Seeing is not a legal resident of the United States and entered through the southern border in 2022.
• ⚖️ DHS has filed additional charges, labeling him a "criminal illegal alien."

Allegations and Official Statements

• 🚗 Eyewitnesses reported that the truck driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and did not appear to slow down.
• 🗣️ DHS released a statement calling the incident a "terrible tragedy" and attributing the deaths to "reckless open border policies."
• 📈 DHS also noted a "disturbing trend" of illegal aliens driving large trucks on American roads.

Victims Identified

• 💔 The victims have not been officially released, but a Facebook post identified two of them as Clarence Nelson and his wife, Lisa.
• 🏀 Clarence Nelson was a former assistant basketball coach at Pomona High School.