A Santa Rosa man has been charged with two counts of murder after being accused of causing a fatal crash in San Francisco that killed two women, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Wednesday. A Santa Rosa man has been charged with two counts of murder related to a fatal crash in San Francisco that killed two women, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Wednesday. Jayden Elliot Patrick, 21, was arrested early Monday after being suspected of driving drunk and allegedly triggering the wreck. Officials said he was the driver of a vehicle that collided with another at Grafton and Jules avenues in the city’s Ingleside District. The two women in the other vehicle died at the scene, authorities said. The vehicle that Patrick was driving contained four people, three of whom were hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries. Jenkins said that, besides the two murder counts, her office charged Patrick with reckless driving, three counts of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and allegations that he caused “great bodily injury.” Patrick was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Details of the hearing were not immediately available. However, according to jail records, Patrick was being held in the San Francisco County Jail without bond as of Thursday afternoon. His next court hearing is set for Dec. 5. According to San Francisco Police, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, officers found the two women in one of the vehicles at the crash site. The two were identified as Tamya Watson, 42, and Nebiet Barham, 35, the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told several local media outlets. The office couldn't be reached for comment on Thanksgiving Day. Representatives of the San Francisco Police Department would not answer further questions about the crash Thursday, citing the active investigation. Patrick’s attorney could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday or Thursday. Jenkins, in the release, called the case “a tragic reminder that drinking, driving and speeding are a lethal combination with devastating impacts.” San Francisco police are asking that anyone with information on the crash call the department at 415-575-4444 or text information to TIP411, beginning the message with SFPD.
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