DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. - A California truck driver was arrested for criminally negligent homicide following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in a remote part of Deschutes County that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Springfield man and a 24-year-old John Day woman, according to the Oregon State Police.

OSP officials responded to the crash at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 24 near milepost 51 on Highway 20. A Freightliner truck, driven by Rajinder Kumar of Fresno, California, was stopped in a jackknifed position, blocking both lanes. A Subaru Outback, driven by William Micah Carter, collided with the trailer. Both Carter and his passenger, Jennifer Lynn Lower, died at the scene. Kumar was reportedly unharmed. However, he was arrested for criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangering. Kumar

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