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Teen faces Reckless Murder Charge

The driver in a single-vehicle crash that killed three people in September of last year is being charged with reckless murder.  State Troopers report that 19-year-old Corey Chandler Wilson has been arrested for three counts of reckless murder.  The crash occurred Sept. 26 about a mile outside Millbrook.  The SUV Chandler was driving left the road, hit a tree and caught fire.  Three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.  Wilson and another passenger were treated for injuries at a hospital.  Trooper spokesman Cpl. Jess Thornton says toxicology results prove Wilson was driving while impaired, which allowed for the charges.  He would not disclose what substances Wilson was under the influence of.