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Man charged with DUI manslaughter after 2 killed during 2021 crash in Osceola County, records show

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A man wanted in connection to a deadly 2021 crash is in the Osceola County Jail on Thursday morning.

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State troopers said Jerrod James crashed into the Golden Link motel on US-192 in Kissimmee on Christmas Eve.

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Two passengers died in the crash.

James was arrested Tuesday night.

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He faces charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.

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