A man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with a deadly crash in Alton earlier this month. 

Daniel Sustaita, 41, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and two counts of intoxication manslaughter, the Alton Police Department announced Tuesday. 

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The crash happened in the early morning hours of March 11 near 5 Mile Line and Stewart Road. 

Police say Sustaita was driving a Ford F-150 when he hit a vehicle that was stopped at a red light. The occupants of the vehicle, identified as 21-year-old Christopher Moses Garcia and 21-year-old Karen Espino, were pronounced dead at the scene. 

Sustaita's bond was set at $2 million for the intoxication manslaughter charges and $15,000 for the possession of a controlled substance charge.