Does This Video Show Driver Cooking Inside Truck Moments Before California Crash?

A 21-year-old Indian-origin truck driver, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, was arrested last week for allegedly ramming his semi-truck into multiple vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, California, killing three people. 

A video has since gone viral on social media, allegedly showing Singh cooking inside his vehicle moments before the collision. Users sharing the clip claim that the driver was preparing curry when the accident occurred.

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Evidence

A keyword search across major US media outlets yielded no credible reports mentioning that the truck driver was cooking before the crash. None of the official outlets carried the “cooking” segment circulating online.

A frame-by-frame comparison of the viral clip revealed inconsistencies. The scenery, lighting, and vehicle interior visible in the “cooking” scene do not match those in verified news footage of the Ontario crash.

Additionally, visual anomalies were evident in the  clip — the man’s hand appears warped in certain frames, the seatbelt is incomplete, and the rearview mirror looks distorted. The ladle  the man uses to stir the curry appears distorted — all signs of digital manipulation.

Although AI detection tools did not conclusively flag the clip as synthetic, similar videos (seen here, here and here) with the watermark of Sora (OpenAI’s AI video-generating model), featuring “truck drivers cooking curry”, have been widely circulated online.

The viral clip also bears a watermark, @vox_oculi, a social media account that identifies itself as “Satire General in The Great Meme War ✯ AI Wizard.” The video was posted on October 23, 2025, under this handle.

When contacted by Newschecker, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed they have not released any video footage related to the ongoing investigation of the crash.

Newschecker has reached out to the district attorney’s office and to a company mentioned in connection with the incident for more clarity regarding the purported dashcam footage and will update this copy once we receive a response.

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Verdict

The viral video claiming that Jashanpreet Singh was cooking curry inside his truck before the Ontario crash comprises digitally altered visuals and was originally shared by a satire account.

FAQs

Q1. Who was involved in the Ontario, California crash?
A 21-year-old Indian-origin driver named Jashanpreet Singh was arrested after a multi-vehicle collision on the 10 Freeway that killed three people.

Q2. Is the viral video showing him cooking real?
No. The video contains inconsistencies and digital distortions suggesting it is AI-generated or manipulated.

Q3. Why do such fake videos go viral?
AI-generated satire or meme content often circulates rapidly on social media, where context is lost, leading users to mistake parody for fact.

Sources
Report By ABC7, Dated October 24, 2025
Correspondence With California Highway Patrol (CHP) On October 30, 2025
Self Analysis