MELBOURNE, Fla. — Police in Melbourne said Friday that they arrested a man in connection with a deadly crash that killed two women last year.
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Officers said 30-year-old Robert Lueck was arrested Thursday on several charges, including two counts of DUI manslaughter and two counts of vehicular homicide.
The crash happened around 7:14 p.m. on Oct. 18 on Front Street between New Haven Avenue and Melbourne Avenue East.
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Police said Lueck was driving a Ford pickup truck when he struck two people.
The victims, 25-year-old Rikki Grace and 26-year-old Megan Grace were taken to a hospital, where they died.
Rikki Grace was a third-grade elementary school teacher at Imagine Schools in West Melbourne and Megan Grace worked in the medical field.
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Officials said the Ford pickup truck hit the pedestrians as they were walking on a sidewalk.
Police said Lueck was driving the pickup while his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit and cannabis was also present in his blood.
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According to court documents, Lueck was driving recklessly with a suspended driver’s license and no insurance at the time of the crash.
A judge set Lueck’s bond at just over $750,000 based on the totality of the circumstances in the case involving a double-vehicular homicide.
If Lueck is able to make that bond, he has been ordered not to drive or drink.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Melbourne Police Department at 321-608-6731.
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