Alcohol and excessive speed may have been factors in the deadly crash that killed two girls, aged 11 and 13, police say.
A former NASA Shuttle astronaut has been charged with killing two girls in an apparent drink-driving crash.
James Halsell Jr, 59, was arrested after the deadly crash on Monday in Alabama.
Authorities said Halsell's car collided with a Ford Fiesta carrying 11-year-old Niomi James and 13-year-old Jayla Parler.
Both girls, who were half-sisters according to local media reports, were ejected from the vehicle and died.
Two others, including the girls' father, were injured in the early morning crash. An update on their condition was not immediately available.
A preliminary investigation determined that alcohol and excessive speed may have been factors in the wreck, state troopers said.
Halsell was selected by NASA in 1990 and became an astronaut the following year, according to an online biography on NASA's website.
He was a five-flight veteran, logging more than 1,250 hours in space.
He retired from NASA in 2006.
By Sky News Photo: NASA
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