Posted on 10/27/2025 4:06:39 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Two of the three victims killed in a fiery semi-truck crash allegedly caused by an illegal alien in Southern California on Tuesday have been identified as an assistant basketball coach and his wife.
The San Bernardino County Coroner's office identified two of the victims in the crash as 76-year-old Clarence Nelson of Fontana, and his wife, 69-year-old Lisa Nelson, saying both were pronounced dead at the scene.
State senator Susan Rubio said in a Facebook post that Nelson was the basketball coach at Pomona High School in Pomona, California.
"This week, our community was deeply saddened by the tragic incident in the City of Ontario," Rubio said. "It’s heartbreaking to learn that two of the lives lost were from my district — Pomona High School basketball coach Clarence Nelson and his wife Lisa."
"As a teacher, I know how a loss like this ripples through an entire school community," she continued. "My heart goes out to their families, the Pomona Unified School District, and everyone mourning this tremendous loss."
Fox News Digital reached out to the school, though officials declined to comment.
The driver, 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, is an illegal immigrant from India who crossed the southern border in 2022 and was released by the Biden administration; he is now accused of causing the semi-truck crash that killed three people.
According to federal sources, Singh was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in California’s El Centro Sector in March 2022 and released into the interior pending an immigration hearing.
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Brandon strikes again.
In my travels yesterday the interstate slowed to a crawl for about 3 miles.
When I reached the incident site which was blocking one lane of traffic (for emergency lights/vehicles) a solitary semi was jackknifed in the MEDIAN (not a crossover location, fwiw).
I wanted so badly to know more about the driver...
(absolutely zero in the news)
Clarence Nelson (R) was one of three victims who died in a crash on Oct. 21, 2025
"The crash follows the Trump administration’s announcement last week that it would withhold more than $40 million in federal highway safety funding from California for failing to comply with federal English-language proficiency standards for truck drivers."
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