A truck driver of Sikh background was stabbed in a restroom at the Bitter Creek rest stop on Interstate 80 in remote Wyoming, according to court documents. The victim was attacked from behind, sustaining a stab to the neck and chest and over a dozen additional cuts, but survived the assault.
Police said the suspect, Andrew Kris Bzdak, fled the rest area in a truck‑trailer combination and was arrested within hours in nearby Carbon County. A family at the rest stop reportedly followed Bzdak’s truck back onto the highway and alerted authorities, helping locate the suspect. Video from a truck at the rest area captured the victim entering the restroom, the attacker following, and the victim’s subsequent fall after Bzdak ran from the scene. Bzdak remains jailed on a $1 million bond on suspicion of attempted murder, a charge that can carry up to life in prison in Wyoming.
The attack has heightened concerns among the Sikh community, which estimates 750,000 Sikhs in the United U.S., many of whom work as truck drivers. Previous high‑profile crashes involving Sikh drivers—one in Florida in August 2025 and another in October that killed three people—have sparked debate over commercial driver licensing and fueled anti‑Sikh sentiment on trucking forums. Community leaders say the violence is linked to rising anti‑immigrant vitriol directed at Sikhs.
Harsimran Singh, CEO of Gillson Trucking, said he has never felt this level of hatred in his 25‑plus years in the industry. Jasjit Singh, legal services director for the Sikh community group Jakara Movement, noted that the community’s voice has been quiet until a serious incident occurs.
The victim, who has spent five days in a Casper hospital, is expected to return to work and drive across Wyoming, though both Singh and other trucking leaders remain wary of further attacks.
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