TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) – A former Dinuba school principal faces murder charges after he was accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing into another car near Reedley, killing a mother and her daughter.

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Blake Benham, 43, is accused of killing 55-year-old Gloria Barajas and her 35-year-old daughter Brenda Quinonez in the crash that occurred last December on Route 56 near Avenue 430.

The California Highway Patrol said Barajas and Quinonez were driving home from Christmas shopping at the Tulare Outlets with Gloria’s husband and younger daughter shortly after 6 p.m.

As the two were driving north in their Nissan Rogue, police say a Ford pickup truck driven by Benham crossed into their lane and collided head-on with the family’s SUV.

Barajas and Quinonez were killed in the crash, and their two other family members were taken to Community Regional Medical Center.

According to the CHP, Benham was under the influence of alcohol at the time of his accident.

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Benham was principal of Kennedy Elementary School at the time of the crash, but has been on leave since the crash.

The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office said he turned himself in to CHP officers on Wednesday without incident. If convicted, Bennan faces a life sentence.

Stay with ABC30 for the latest details on this developing story.