59, of Huntsville, was arrested after the early morning collision on US 82, which killed half-sisters Niomi Deona James, 11, and Jayla Latrick Parler, 13, of Brent.
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A Huntsville man has been charged with murder in a crash near Tuscaloosa that claimed the lives of two girls, ABC 33/40 reported Monday evening.
Two young girls, ages 11 and 13 were killed in the crash. Both victims were thrown from the vehicle and died.
A former astronaut who flew five missions and helped lead NASA back into space after the space shuttle Columbia disaster is charged with murder after an early morning wreck that killed two girls in Alabama, state troopers said.
The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. on Monday on US 82 southeast of Duncanville, near Midway Drive and Lake Payne Road.
King says troopers believe speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was rushed to DCH, where she was later pronounced dead.
Court records weren’t available Tuesday to show whether Halsell, a retired Air Force colonel, has a lawyer.
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Halsell was selected by NASA in 1990 and became an astronaut the following year, according to an online biography on NASA’s website. Following the Columbia accident, Halsell led NASA’s Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight Planning Team. Halsell also served as Manager, Shuttle Launch Integration, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, from July 2000-January 2003.
