Yuba City driver arrested in deadly big rig crash in Southern California; crash draws DHS attention

A big rig driver from Yuba City has been arrested and accused of causing an eight-vehicle crash that killed three people and injured others on a Southern California freeway this week. The crash happened on Interstate 10 in Ontario Tuesday when a big rig driver did not slow down, leading to a chain reaction crash involving four big rigs, two pick-up trucks and two cars, according to the California Highway Patrol. Federal officials are speaking out about the case because the driver is suspected of being in the country illegally.

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