Alleged hit-and-run driver charged with murder for Calif. crash
IRVINE, Calif.-- Murder charges have been filed against a driver accused of a hit-and-run crash in Orange County, California, that killed a woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter.
The charges were filed Tuesday against 20-year-old Alec Scott Abraham of Costa Mesa, and carry a possible sentence of 30 years to life.
Authorities say Abraham's Mustang sped through a red light and hit another car in Irvine on June 10.
The crash killed 54-year-old Katherine Hampton of Lake Forest and her granddaughter, 2-year-old Kaydence Hampton.
Hampton's daughter and 7-year-old grandson had broken bones. The crash also forced cars into a Honda Civic whose driver was slightly injured.
Abraham was arrested the next day. He remains jailed.