Family and friends of Layla Chrissa Clemons and Jaea Chatman, both 17, packed the courtroom for the arraignment of David Alison Walker, 71.

The 71-year-old man accused of hitting and killing two 17-year-old girls in West Sacramento and then fleeing the scene admitted drinking six to eight ounces of vodka before getting behind the wheel, a Yolo County prosecutor said in court.

The families of two teenage girls killed in a hit-and-run crash are calling for safety improvements on the road where their lives were tragically taken in West Sacramento on August 2.Layla Clemons and Jaea Chatman,