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Man Faces Murder Charges In Students' Deaths

  A 21-year-old man faces homicide and other charges stemming from Albuquerque collision which killed two University of New Mexico students.

The District Attorney's Office announced Friday that a grand jury Thursday indicted Joshua Leal on multiple charges, including two counts each of homicide and great bodily harm.

According to prosecutors, Leal was driving a stolen truck late the night of Nov. 21 when it collided with a sedan carrying four students. Briana Hillard and Matt Grant were killed, and two other students were injured.

Prosecutors said tests confirmed that Leal had methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash.

Leal remains jailed. He will enter a plea when he's arraigned. An attorney listed in court records as representing Leal did not immediately return a call for comment.

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