LEHI, UT – A teenage girl died and her brother suffered major injuries after they were struck while walking on a sidewalk in Lehi last month.
The driver responsible, 31-year-old Alexis Javier Garcia-Torres, was arrested on Thursday in connection to the fatal crash.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on March 4 near the intersection of 2100 North and 3600 West reports KSL News. Two teenage siblings were walking along a sidewalk when the driver jumped the curb and struck them both, throwing them approximately 100 feet.
The 15-year-old girl was killed and her 13-year-old brother was hospitalized in critical condition. He suffered multiple pelvic fractures, road rash, and bruising.
Garcia-Torres was taken into custody at the Utah County Jail on Thursday. He faces several charges including automobile homicide, attempted automobile homicide, criminal negligence causing death, driving on a suspended license, two counts of DUI causing serious injury, drug possession, and reckless driving.
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