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Driver Charged in Fatal Crash Sparks License Reforms
12/30/2025
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- El Hadji Karamoko Ouattara is charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter for a December 22 crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia.
- Ouattara is a 58-year-old immigrant from Africa who later naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced efforts to ensure only qualified drivers hold commercial licenses.
- He cited California's revocation of 17,000 licenses issued to illegal immigrants.
