FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An 18-year-old accused of killing two people in a car crash following a chase appeared in court Monday morning.
Adam Canales was arrested after a pursuit with Fresno County sheriff’s deputies ended in a deadly crash at a home on Cedar and Nevada.
Deputies say Canales’ white Chevy Tahoe plowed into a bedroom, killing 18-year-old Eliza Yang and 25-year-old Mang Yang.
He was originally booked on charges of manslaughter, but the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office decided to upgrade the charges to murder.
Canales told the judge he plans on hiring private counsel.
His bail was set at more than $2 million.
Monday’s arraignment was continued to November 21.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
