A Morongo Valley woman was arrested on murder charges Wednesday, accused of killing two teenagers while driving drunk in Morongo Valley 18 months ago. Investigators say that about 10:30 p.m. on June 12, 2019, Nicole Packer, 34, was driving a 2018 white Ford Fiesta westbound on Highway 62 just west of Rosella Drive at a high rate of speed when her car crashed into a 2018 Toyota Prius that was turning into the Circle K gas station. Two teenagers in the back seat of the Prius, Hart Campbell, 14, and Ruby Campbell,17, both died at local hospitals a few hours later. Their parents, Colin Campbell and Gail Lerner, were seriously injured, as was Packer; they were all taken to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. After a nearly 18-month-long investigation, the District Attorney filed warrants Wednesday for Packer’s arrest for two counts of murder, as well as driving under the influence causing injury, and causing great bodily harm or death to multiple victims, driving with a suspended license, and driving more than 20 miles per hour over the speed limit while DUI. Nicole Packer was arrested at her home in the 50300 block of Oskar Lane in Morongo Valley about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with her bail set at $2.5 million.
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