
A Seattle man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide after a late-night Washington car crash that killed two teens earlier this month. If found guilty, the Washington man could be sentenced to up to three years in prison.
According to the Seattle Times, A King County judge set 50-year-old Alexander Peder’s bail at one million dollars after vodka was found in the vehicle he was driving at the time of the fatal Seattle car accident.
The Washington State car accident took place on I-5 near Seattle on Wednesday night, June 9, in the town of Tukwila. According to Washington State Police, Decatur High School students Nicholas Hodgins, Derek King, Anthony Beaver, all 18-year-old students from Federal Way, stalled out on Interstate five. Peder slammed into the back of their car, killing Hodgins and King and injuring Beaver. Seattle Police say that Peder’s eyes were watery, his speech was slurred, and a half-bottle of vodka was found in his car after the crash took place.
While Peder’s blood was drawn for testing at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, the results of the blood alcohol test have not been released to the public. Peder has been arrested for DUI twice in the recent past, but pleaded to lesser charges in both instances. Peder denied that the WA car accident was his fault.
The young men would have graduated with their class on Saturday.
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