19-year-old driver facing second-degree murder charges
A 19-year-old driver learned on May 18 that he is facing two second-degree murder charges in the deaths of his two passengers while he was allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Torrey Pines.Christopher Ray Schmittel, who is recovering from injuries in the April 25 incid
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