Man, 19, Charged with Murder After Hit-and-Run Leaves 2 University of Arizona Students Dead

“The Porsche did not stop, struck the pedestrians, and fled the scene,” the Tucson Police Department said in a statement about the tragedy

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  • Two college students, identified as Sophia Akimi Troetel, 21, and Josiah Patrick Santos, 22, were killed after police said they were hit by a car while walking on a crosswalk on Oct. 30
  • Police said a 2019 Porsche Boxter was traveling northbound on Euclid Avenue above the posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour at the time of the incident
  • The driver of the car, who police allege was under the influence, was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder

Two college students in Arizona are dead and another person is in critical condition after they were allegedly hit by a car while walking on a crosswalk at night.

The Tucson Police Department (TPD) said in a news release that officers responded to reports of multiple pedestrians hit by a vehicle on North Euclid Avenue and East Second Street at around 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found two people — identified as Sophia Akimi Troetel, 21, and Josiah Patrick Santos, 22 — dead…

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