Illegal immigrant accused of killing pregnant Ohio teen faces ICE detainer

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday that an arrest order has been filed against an illegal immigrant accused of leading Ohio deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, killing a pregnant 17-year-old girl and her unborn child, and injuring another woman.

Tarsem Singh, an Indian national, was recently charged with vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, according to DHS.

He is being held on $1 million bail and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed an arrest request with Ohio authorities.

The fatal Feb. 16 pursuit was initiated after a Darke County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed an SUV driving nearly 25 mph over the speed limit.

Tarsem Singh is charged in connection with a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of a 17-year-old girl and her unborn child. (US Department of Homeland Security)

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Officials said the deputy attempted to catch up with the SUV, believed to be driven by Singh, and paced the vehicle at 100 mph.

As the deputy activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, the SUV sped away, traveling about five miles at speeds reaching 125 mph before crashing into an eastbound vehicle on a curve, according to the sheriff’s office.

The deputy immediately notified dispatch of the crash and checked for injuries, finding 17-year-old pregnant Ashlee Holmes, Singh’s passenger, dead after being ejected from the vehicle, local news outlet WDTN reported.

Police officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security patrol around the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. (Frédéric Brown/Getty Images)

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Singh was taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital.

The driver of the eastbound vehicle was conscious and alert and was transported in Union City to Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana, according to the sheriff’s office.

Officials said the pursuit lasted less than three minutes from the time it began until the crash.

It is unclear why Holmes was in Singh’s vehicle.

“This is another tragic reminder of why illegal aliens should not drive cars on America’s roads,” DHS Acting Deputy Secretary Lauren Bis wrote in a statement. “A 17-year-old woman and her unborn child are now dead due to the reckless actions of this illegal alien.”

Authorities are investigating the explosion. (Stephen M. Katz/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/Tribune News Service)

Singh allegedly entered the country illegally in February 2017 through the southern California border and was arrested before being released on bail by a judge.

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Bis said the new ICE detainer was filed against Singh to ensure he would “never be released and allowed to get behind the wheel again to put more innocent lives at risk.”