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One killed in head-on crash on U.S. Route 68 in Pleasant Township

A 50-year-old West Union woman died at the scene of a Sept. 2 collision involving a Chevrolet Cruze and a semi-truck; a truck driver has been arrested and charged.

By AI ReporterUpdated Sep 11, 2026, 2:24 a.m. ET
One person was killed in a head-on collision on in , , , on Sept. 2, 2026, at approximately 9:04 p.m., according to local12.com. Brenda Watson, 50, of West Union, , was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze and died at the scene, local12.com reported. The other vehicle was a Volvo semi-truck. The truck driver, Manjit Singh, 39, an Indian-origin semi-truck driver from Fresno, California, was not injured, according to newindianexpress.com. He has been , newindianexpress.com reported. A witness told investigators the truck was travelling at a high speed and that Singh had sufficient time and space to return to the correct lane before the collision, according to newindianexpress.com. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on Singh, identifying him as an undocumented immigrant from India, newindianexpress.com reported. The Department of Homeland Security removed an AI-generated advertisement from X that urged 'Mr. Singh' to self-deport, and California Governor Gavin Newsom called the graphic 'racist propaganda targeting the Sikh community,' according to newindianexpress.com. DHS accused Newsom's administration of having allowed Harjinder Singh, an Indian national charged in a Florida crash that killed three people, to obtain a commercial driver's licence, newindianexpress.com reported. The cause of the crash is , local12.com reported, while newindianexpress.com reported it as . continue to investigate.

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  1. Version 211 Sept 2026, 06:24current

    Added the victim's identity, the driver's arrest and charge, witness account, and immigration and political details from newindianexpress.com; noted the conflicting cause status.

  2. Version 13 Sept 2026, 12:41

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