Illegal immigrant truck driver charged in deadly California crash
Claudia Cowan reports on a tragic incident in Lodi, California, where Manveer Singh, an undocumented immigrant, is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter following a fatal semi-truck accident. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that Singh had been apprehended and released at the Arizona border earlier in 2023. In response, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, along with other federal officials, are advocating for ‘Delilah’s Law,’ a measure aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.
In a separate case, Oklahoma authorities have charged an undocumented immigrant with the deaths of four individuals. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Michael Rosario-Cruz, allegedly caused the fatalities while driving under the influence in the wrong direction on a highway, according to statements released on Tuesday.
Rosario-Cruz, after being discharged from the hospital, was taken into custody and faces multiple charges. These include four counts of second-degree murder, two counts of DUI causing significant injury, possession of an open container, illegal possession of a firearm, carrying firearms while intoxicated, and wrong-way driving.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred early Friday when Rosario-Cruz drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Canadian County, resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle.
In related news: ICE has detained an undocumented immigrant accused of causing the death of his 9-year-old daughter in a rollover crash in Arizona.
Michael Rosario-Cruz, 27, is accused of killing four people while driving on the wrong side of the road and intoxicated. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)
All four people in the struck vehicle, which caught fire, were killed. They ranged in age from 18 to 20, authorities said. The victims were identified as Kiercey Hickson, 20, Quincy Jones, 19, and Haliegh Salazar and Brad Palmer, both 18.
“Driving impaired is a reckless, life-changing decision,” the Highway Patrol said in a social media post announcing the charges. “The loss of these young lives will have a lasting impact on countless family members, friends, and communities.”
A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told Fox News Digital that Rosario-Cruz is the subject of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request, meaning ICE has asked to be notified when he is released from custody so they can arrest him and begin deportation proceedings.
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Michael Rosario-Cruz, 27, is the subject of an ICE detainer request, authorities said. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
It was not clear when Rosario-Cruz entered the U.S., nor his country of origin.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The four victims were recently remembered at a vigil at El Reno High School, where three of them had recently graduated, News9 reported.
A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told Fox News Digital that Rosario-Cruz is the subject of an ICE detainer request. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)
Nancy Salsman, a retired teacher, said three of the victims were once students in her second-grade classroom.
“You just make that connection that never goes away,” she told the news outlet. “They’re always your kids. And when something like this happens we come together.”
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