A semi-truck driver has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash on September 2 in Brown County, Ohio. Manjit Singh, an illegal alien from India, was arrested after the collision that killed 50-year-old Brenda Watson.
According to local reporting, Singh's semi-truck attempted to pass another vehicle and moved into the opposite lane, colliding head-on with the car Watson was driving. A witness to the crash said the semi-truck was speeding and had ample time and space to return to the correct lane. Watson died at the scene.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer with Brown County Jail the day after Singh's arrest. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Singh had obtained a commercial driver's license from California. He had illegally entered the United States through Arizona in October 2023 and was encountered by U.S. Border Patrol. Singh was released into the country and later applied for work authorization in July 2024, which was granted in August 2024.