Driver faces murder, DUI charges in crash that kills 2 girls

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Police say a Louisville driver is facing charges that include murder and drunken driving after hitting three girls standing in the bicycle lane of a roadway.

Media cited an arrest report from the Jeffersontown Police Department that says 26-year-old Juan Carlos Ortega-Santos was charged after the crash that killed two girls, ages 10 and 16, and injured another one Tuesday night. A boy with the group was not injured.

Jail records show Ortega-Santos was booked on Wednesday morning on two counts of murder, assault, wanton endangerment, drunken driving, no operator’s license and no insurance. The records did not indicate whether he has an attorney.

The arrest report says his blood-alcohol level measured .20 when it was drawn around midnight, which is more than double the legal limit.

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