Man Charged With Smuggling, Assault in Fatal Christmas Day Crash

A road sign directs drivers to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 6, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SAN DIEGO—A man who allegedly crashed a car while fleeing from Border Patrol agents on Christmas Day, killing one of his passengers, was charged by federal authorities Dec. 27 with human smuggling and assaulting a federal officer.

Kevin Antonio Quevedo-Moncada, 22, of Lake Forest, allegedly crashed into a tree after speeding away from Border Patrol agents just before 6 p.m. Saturday.