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WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) – A restaurant has been charged with serving drinks to two drunk men who killed themselves and four other people in a 100-mph crash a short time later.

The Pine River Steak House is charged with negligence in two felony indictments, each punishable by a fine of up to $100,000, for serving drinks to Casey Davis, 24, and Aaron Parent, 26, both of Wakefield. They left and, with Davis behind the wheel, were driving a Lincoln Continental at more than 100 mph when it collided head-on with a loaded minivan on Route 16 on Sept. 30, 2001.

Investigators determined that Davis’ blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

In addition to both men, the crash killed Bartlett resident Sonia White, 24, who was pregnant, and three child relatives.

Prosecutors and the State Liquor Commission, which fought to have the restaurant charged, announced the indictments Tuesday. The restaurant’s phone did not answer Tuesday afternoon.

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