Federal immigration officials have placed a hold on a truck driver who was accused of a fatal accident that killed a Calhoun woman. 

Parvinder Singh, 47, of Floral Park, New York, has been arrested in Rome after reports said he killed a Calhoun woman when drove his tractor-trailer down the wrong side of Highway 53 (Calhoun Road) and struck her Dodge Journey head-on around 11 PM this past Thursday night. The victim has been identified as Letha Lamb, 34 of Calhoun.

According to reports, Lamb was driving toward Rome when Singh’s 18-wheeler struck her head on near Burlington Drive. Lamb’s 17 year-old stepdaughter was in the passenger seat and was treated and released with minimal injuries.

An opened container of alcohol was also found in Singh’s vehicle.

Singh is currently charged with felony homicide by vehicle, causing serious injury by vehicle as well as misdemeanor DUI commercial vehicle, reckless driving, driving on wrong side of road, open container and driving without headlights.

CVN