Justina L. Tennikait

A man was charged after causing a head-on crash that killed two people in another car. The driver of the second car, Justina L. Tennikait, 65, of Bethalto, was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger, Sharon C. Powell, 84, also of Bethalto, died at a hospital. Garret C. Miller, 30, was charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide. Police said Miller's pickup truck was eastbound on Illinois Route 140 in the Hamel area when it crossed the center line and hit a westbound car head-on.