A Penn State student who was driving under the influence of alcohol struck two men last night just beyond the intersection of Atherton Street and Beaver Avenue, killing one of them, State College police reported.

Anthony S. Torsell, 20, of State College, was driving south on South Atherton Street around 2:30 a.m. today in a Buick Skylark when he hit Aaron Stidd, 20, and Richard Smith, 21, who were crossing South Atherton in a westbound direction, according to a State College police press release.

Stidd and Smith were both transported to Mount Nittany Medical Center where Smith, of Conshohocken, was pronounced dead, according to the press release.

Centre County Chief Deputy Coroner, Judy Pleskonko, issued a press release today that said an autopsy revealed that Smith died of a blunt force trauma to the head. The release stated that the manner of death was accidental.

Stidd, also a Penn State student, was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. State College Police Sgt. John Wilson said today that Stidd is in critical condition.

Wilson said the accident is still under investigation and an accident reconstruction team along with detectives are trying to piece together what happened.

Until then, he said no specifics on the incident can be released.

Torsell was placed under arrest and charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, and driving under the influence, according to the press release.

He was arraigned before Centre County District Judge Carmine Prestia and placed in Centre County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.

The press release states that Torsell's blood alcohol level at the time of the arrest was .242%. The release states that Torsell was also in possession of a fake driver's license, which stated that he was over 21-years old. The legal limit for a 20-year old driver is .02%, according to the press release.

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