MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA — Adan Negron-Morris drove his black Nissan Sentra into two pedestrians at the intersection of 73rd Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach around 9 p.m. Wednesday, killing them. Greatgomon Laowatdhanasapya and Sarisa Kongduang were rushed to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

Police said Negron-Morris intended to take his own life by crashing his vehicle. Multiple people called 911 to report that he was driving recklessly without headlights in the area of 71st Street and Collins Avenue shortly after 9 p.m.

Negron-Morris drove past a Miami Beach officer responding to 911 calls before slamming into the victims at the intersection. The two pedestrians were struck so hard by the vehicle that they were hurled airborne and landed several feet away.

After the crash, Negron-Morris ran to a nearby Walgreens pharmacy, police said. Officers found him showing signs of impairment and he refused to give a blood sample, prompting hospital staff to obtain one by force, police said.

Police said that on the night of the crash, Negron-Morris consumed marijuana and an unknown medication provided by his girlfriend. He was involved in another hit-and-run shortly before the fatal crash.

Negron-Morris faces vehicular manslaughter charges and pleaded not guilty. He is being held on a $1 million bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to court records. An arrest report indicates Negron-Morris suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression.

Laowatdhanasapya, a Chicago resident, graduated from Indiana University and worked as a banking analyst at Bank of America, an Indiana University spokesperson said. Kongduang was a current student at Indiana University, the spokesperson said.