Mother tells accused lorry driver she is praying for him after newlyweds’ deaths
Elizabeth Carter met Rajinder Kumar, the lorry driver accused of killing her newlywed son and daughter-in-law in an Oregon crash, and told him she prayed for him and his family. The encounter highlights the grief of the victims’ family as Kumar returns to state custody to face criminal charges.
William Micah Carter, 25, and Jennifer Lynn Lower, 24, had been married for 16 days when their car hit a tractor-trailer that allegedly jackknifed across US Highway 20 on 24 November 2025; both died at the scene. Kumar, 32, was indicted on two counts of first-degree manslaughter and three counts of reckless endangerment. After local officials released him despite an immigration detainer, ICE arrested him and later returned him to Oregon; deportation proceedings are paused while the state case proceeds.
In short
- A mother told the driver accused of killing her son and daughter-in-law she prayed for him.
- The newlyweds died in a November 2025 Oregon highway crash.
- Kumar is back in state custody while the criminal case proceeds.
Explained simply
William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lynn Lower were newly married when they died in a collision with a tractor-trailer on US Highway 20 in Oregon. The lorry driver, Rajinder Kumar, is accused of causing the crash; an indictment is a formal criminal charge, and it does not establish guilt.
The case involves both Oregon’s criminal justice system and US immigration authorities. Kumar faces manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges, while deportation proceedings are paused as the state case continues. The deaths have left the couple’s families grieving while the legal process takes its course.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Incredible moment ‘angel mom’ confronts illegal migrant trucker who killed her newlywed son and his wife”.