San Bernardino resident Alexis Jose Garcia, 28, is charged with two counts of murder for the crash last week that killed two sisters, 3-year-old Alinah and 4-year-old Neveah Flores.
Garcia is accused of driving drunk, running a red light and slamming into a family's car, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office.
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The two girls died at the scene. Police said they were both in car seats but one of them was ejected from the vehicle.
Their father was hospitalized and their mother managed to escape uninjured.
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A vigil was held over the weekend in remembrance of the young sisters. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family with medical and funeral expenses.
Prosecutors also charged Garcia with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, one count of hit-and-run resulting in death, one count of DUI resulting in injury and one count of causing injury while driving with a blood alcohol level above .08%.
Garcia also faces multiple special allegations for allegedly fleeing after committing vehicular manslaughter, causing great bodily injury and driving with .15% or more BAC, prosecutors said.