US EditionFederal Authorities Investigate Driver Charged in Crash That Killed Newlywed Couple
Rajinder Kumar faces charges including criminally negligent homicide after a fatal crash that killed two newlyweds; ICE issued a detainer citing illegal U.S. entry in 2022.
- On Nov. 24, a crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Deschutes County killed William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lynn Lower, after Rajinder Kumar's semi-truck jackknifed.
- Court records show Kumar was arraigned Dec. 2, with Circuit Judge Randy Miller setting $100,000 bail and ordering the surrender of his passport.
- ICE lodged an arrest detainer and DHS said Rajinder Kumar entered near Lukeville, Arizona on Nov. 28, 2022, later receiving work authorization and a commercial license in Governor Gavin Newsom's California.
- Jail officials confirmed the passport issue keeps Kumar detained, and he is scheduled for a Tuesday pre-trial release hearing at Deschutes County court addressing the passport and name discrepancy.
- The crash has local resonance because the couple had been returning to settle in Salem, and DHS listed three other fatal crashes this year involving drivers it said were in the U.S. illegally.
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