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Illegal Truck Driver Charged in Bend Newlyweds' Fatal Crash

12/3/2025

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Rajinder Kumar, a truck driver, has been charged with killing newlyweds William Carter and Jennifer Lower in a Bend, Oregon crash on November 24.
Kumar is an Indian national who was in the United States illegally and held a California commercial driver's license.
The Department of Homeland Security said Kumar was released into the country by the Trump administration, a case raising concerns about immigration policy and road safety.

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Rajinder Kumar, a truck driver, has been charged with killing newlyweds William Carter and Jennifer Lower in a Bend, Oregon crash on November 24.
Kumar is an Indian national who was in the United States illegally and held a California commercial driver's license.
The Department of Homeland Security said Kumar was released into the country by the Trump administration, a case raising concerns about immigration policy and road safety.