Indian Truck Driver Nabbed By ICE Nearly A Year After Fatal Wreck That Sent Car Into Lake

A truck driver from India who pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter in West Virginia is now being held by United States 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to multiple reports from local media.

Sukhjinder Singh was arrested Monday and booked in the South Central Regional Jail, according to West Virginia-based WBOY TV. Singh had fled to California after a fatal accident on I-68 on Jan. 19, in which a car driven by Kevin C. Lataille was knocked into Cheat Lake, according to Connect Bridgeport.

Lataille’s body was recovered after his car was retrieved from the lake on Jan. 26 following a multi-day search when a missing person report was filed and phone data put Lataille’s last known location at Cheat Lake, Connect Bridgeport reported. Police interviewed Singh on Feb. 28 with the assistance of a translator.

Singh was charged with vehicular homicide in March, but had left West Virginia, WBOY reported. Police found that Singh was driving at a speed that was unsafe due to the conditions on the road and accused him of hitting another vehicle and failing to stop, according to Connect Bridgeport.