Speeding Driver Kills 2, Injures 11
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VACAVILLE, Calif. — A young brother and sister were killed and 11 people were injured Wednesday when a speeding car struck a parked car, and both ran onto a sidewalk near an elementary school, police said.
The driver, David Bell, 24, of Fairfield, was held on two counts of murder in the deaths of the siblings, ages 7 and 9, said police Lt. Craig Rossiter.
The injured were all children except for one adult. None of the victims’ names were released.
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