Chase suspect faced robbery charges

U-Haul driver killed in collision and his passenger were both out on bail, court documents show

- JENNIFER PAGLIARO, EMILY FAGAN

The Star has also confirmed the licence plate attached to the U-Haul involved in the fatal crash on Highway 401 last week was listed by Ontario's Ministry of Transportation records as "unattached/ missing/ suspended."

The LCBO robbery suspect police pursued the wrong way down Highway 401 before a crash that killed him and three other people was out on bail following a string of robberies at other LCBO stores and a Home Depot in the western GTA.

Gagandeep Singh, 21, was facing three charges of theft under $5,000 and one charge of robbery, related to an alleged stealing spree between Jan. 15 and Feb. 27. The charges, according to court documents, included using violence against one man at an Oakville LCBO.

The Star has confirmed Singh was behind the wheel of the U-Haul on April 29 that slammed into a semitrailer truck on the highway. Singh was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger in the van, Manpreet Gill, 38, remains in hospital and has not been charged in relation to the crash, according to the lawyer who represented him when he faced previous charges.

The crash killed Manivannan Srinivasapillai, 60; Mahalakshmi Ananthakrishnan, 55; and their three-month-old grandson, Aditya Vivaan. The boy's parents survived the crash.