Two Young Sisters Killed, Other Driver Charged
Troopers: Speed & Alcohol May Be Involved
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a Huntsville man suspected of drunken driving has been charged with murder after he was involved in a crash that killed two young Bibb County sisters.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Senior Trooper Reginal King tells news outlets that 11-year-old Niomi D. James and 13-year-old Jayla L. Parler of Brent were killed early Monday when 59-year-old James Halsell Jr. struck their car on U.S. Route 82, about 10 miles east of Tuscaloosa.
King says troopers believe speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash.
The girl’s father, 37-year-old Pernell D. James, and another passenger, 25-year-old Shontel L. Cutts, were treated at a hospital for their injuries. Their conditions were not available Monday night.
King says neither of the girls was wearing a seatbelt.
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