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Monica Yvette Lupercio, 20, Carlos Kristopher Vargas, 20, killed, Mario Alberto Casteneda Carranza, 26, injured, arrested on multiple charges, after their car goes out of control on westbound I-8 in Lakeside, and crashes into a concrete culver

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Friday, April 18, 2014

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A 26-year-old man accused of crashing his vehicle on a freeway near Lakeside, killing two passengers, has been charged with murder because he had a previous conviction for drunken driving.

Mario Alberto Casteneda Carranza pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and other felony charges, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI and cocaine possession. His bail was set at $1 million. If convicted in Superior Court, he could be sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.