If convicted, Morgan faces up to 10 years in prison, Wilson said.

Wade was charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and driving under the influence with injuries. If convicted, Wade faces up to three years and eight months in prison, Wilson said.

Wade told police he was driving to the store to get Phillips another 40-ounce beer. He also said he had consumed some whiskey and beer and had smoked a bowlful of marijuana before the collision, Wilson said.

A deputy noted that Wade had flecks of marijuana on his teeth and gums, Wilson said.

In the second crash, a 1991 Mitsubishi driven by Juan Velasquez, 22, of Lancaster was struck from the rear by a 1993 Ford driven by Wade on Sierra Highway, south of the Avenue H overpass.

Velasquez's car had broken down on Sierra Highway, and he had put his flashing lights on and gotten out of the vehicle, Wilson said.

"He saw the defendant coming towards him," Wilson said. "He waved his arms to get his attention. Wade didn't stop and crashed into the rear of Mr. Velasquez's car. Velasquez jumped to the side."

Wade's car knocked the Mitsubishi off the road and into a drainage culvert. Wade's car careened into the same culvert and came to rest several hundred feet further south, deputies said.

Phillips suffered major injuries and was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital, where she later died. Wade and Velasquez were not injured, deputies said.

The four passengers in the Velasquez car - a 24-year-old woman and three children, ages 9, 6 and one month - were uninjured, although the infant was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital as a precaution.

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