CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE

A commercial truck driver whose runaway big rig hit several cars in La Canada Flintridge in April, killing a man and his 12-year-old daughter, has been indicted on two counts of murder, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday.

A county grand jury returned the indictment June 11 against Marcos Barbosa Costa, but it was unsealed Friday after Costa was arraigned before Judge Patricia Schnegg in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Bail was set at $2.09 million.

Costa, 44, had earlier been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter for the April 1 deaths, but was released on $200,000 bail and allowed to return home to Massachusetts, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.

He was rearrested Friday morning outside the Pasadena courthouse, where he was scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing. He remains in custody, Robison said.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Carolina Lugo said investigators had presented additional information to the grand jury. But because the grand jury transcripts remain under seal, prosecutors could not comment further, Robison said.

Besides the two counts of murder, the indictment adds allegations of great bodily injury to the charges of vehicular manslaughter filed April 3, Robison said. Costa is also charged with three counts of reckless driving, causing injury to three victims. Two of the victims suffered concussions; the third sustained a bone fracture.

The crash killed Angel Posca and his daughter, Angelina.

The tragedy prompted the California Department of Transportation to impose a 90-day ban on five-axle trucks traveling down Angeles Crest Highway -- California 2 -- to the 210 Freeway in La Canada Flintridge.

The travel restrictions came amid criticism that Caltrans had not done enough to improve safety on the mountain highway after a big-rig accident last year in the same area.

Costa has been ordered to return to Pasadena Superior Court on June 24 for a bail review hearing and pretrial conference.

If convicted, he faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole, Robison said.

-- Ann M. Simmons