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. According to a probable cause statement attached to a criminal complaint filed against Quevedo-Moncada in federal court, the defendant drove “erratically” through the Thousand Trails campground, striking a Border Patrol agent’s vehicle, then later crashed off Otay Lakes Road. One of his passengers died at the scene, while two others sustained critical injuries and were hospitalized, the document states. In a statement, the California Highway Patrol identified the deceased passenger only as a 52-year-old man, and the injured passengers as a 19-year-old man and a 29-year-old man. The CHP …
Man Charged With Smuggling, Assault in Fatal Christmas Day Crash
December 27, 2021
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