The driver suspected of hitting and killing two people with his vehicle and then fleeing the Santa Monica crash scene has been arrested and formally charged in their deaths.
On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman held a press conference to announce the charges against 38-year-old Alex Kirksey.
Hochman announced Kirksey had been charged with two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in the deaths of 61-year-olds Brad Lipshy and Maura Cohen.
Lipshy and Cohen were hit on the evening of Oct. 24 in the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard. Around 9:15 p.m., Santa Monica police responded to multiple 911 calls that reported an orange Dodge Charger plowed into four people on the sidewalk…