2 Charged in Separate Fatal Crashes to Be Arraigned

Twenty-three-year-old Jeremy Leiva and 21-year-old Hector Diaz are scheduled to appear Wednesday in Providence Superior Court.

Two Providence, Rhode Island, men charged with drunken driving in separate fatal crashes on Interstate 95 in March are set to be arraigned.

Twenty-three-year-old Jeremy Leiva and 21-year-old Hector Diaz are scheduled to appear Wednesday in Providence Superior Court.

Prosecutors say Leiva drove the wrong way on I-95 in Pawtucket and struck an oncoming vehicle. A passenger in Leiva's car, Flory Hernandez, was killed and two people in the other vehicle were injured.

Authorities say Diaz's car hit a utility pole and rolled over on I-95 in Providence. A passenger in the car, Anthony Nunez, died and two other passengers were injured.

A message seeking comment was left at a phone listing for Leiva on Wednesday. A phone listing for Diaz couldn't be found. Online court records don't list lawyers for them.

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