Sandego.net – A Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times at an Interstate 80 rest area in Wyoming is recovering as advocates urge authorities to fully examine whether racial or religious bias played a role in the violence. The attack has also renewed concern among Punjabi, Sikh and South Asian truck drivers who spend long periods traveling alone on major highways.

The driver, identified by his attorney only as Singh, was attacked early Sunday at a rest stop in Sweetwater County. Investigators have not publicly announced a motive or determined whether the case will be handled as a hate crime. Advocates say that question should remain part of the investigation because of the victim’s identity and the circumstances of the assault.…