Witnesses said a Penn State student accused of killing a visitor and critically injuring a student was driving between 50 and 60 mph without headlights Saturday when he struck two pedestrians in the crosswalk of Beaver Avenue and Atherton Street, according to a criminal complaint.

According to a criminal complaint, Anthony Torsell, 20, of Bellefonte, was under the influence of alcohol while driving south on South Atherton Street at about 2:30 a.m. in a gold Buick Skylark when he hit Aaron Stidd, 20, and Richard Smith, 21, who were crossing the street westbound.

Smith died at Mount Nittany Medical Center Saturday. Stidd remains in critical condition at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Torsell's legal representation was unknown as of press time last night.

Stidd's Delta Upsilon fraternity brother Max Turner said Stidd's medical condition is "minute to minute" and doctors aren't yet sure if he has brain damage.

"I know for a fact his knees are totally gone," Turner said. "He'll have to have reconstructive surgery and may never walk again."

Turner said Stidd also had part of his skull removed to relieve pressure on his brain.

According to an accident report, Smith lay face down in the northbound lane of South Atherton Street and Stidd lay at the intersection of Beaver Avenue and Highland Alley after the accident.

State College police officer Heather Johnston said she spoke with Smith's friend Sameer Singh, who told her he was walking behind Smith when Smith was stuck by the Skylark.

Singh (junior-electrical engineering), who had known Smith for nine years, said Smith was visiting Penn State for the weekend.

He said he and Smith randomly met Stidd on the side of the road before the accident happened.

Singh said the car that eventually hit Smith and Stidd was "quite a distance away" when they began crossing the street, but in a matter of seconds, the car was very close.

According to the criminal complaint, an accident reconstructionist at the scene said there were skid marks in the crosswalk of the intersection and blood, socks, shoes, a key

card, money, a wallet, a receipt, glass, pieces of a car, a necklace, white sneakers, gray sneakers and a diamond earring on the road.

Matthew Shlegel, an eyewitness, told police he witnessed a car "flying" through the intersection through a green light. Shlegel told police he saw three pedestrians walking fast through the intersection "huddled over." He told police it was raining when he observed the car strike two of the three pedestrians, according to the criminal complaint.

The car, which came to rest about 230 feet from the skid marks, was determined to have hit the men on the front end, near the left headlight, according to the complaint.

Torsell, whose blood alcohol level was determined by police to be .242 percent an hour after the accident, told police he had been drinking, but had only one drink three hours prior to driving, according to the complaint. After failing a field sobriety test, he admitted to drinking two Saranac beers, two shots of Jagermeister and three 12-oz. cans of Coors Light beer at his apartment, 313A W. Prospect Ave., according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, Torsell also admitted to police that he was carrying a fake Kentucky driver's license with his name and picture on it. The license falsely stated that he was 21 years old, the complaint said.

Torsell said he had been eating McDonalds food while driving, which police observed in his passenger seat, according to the complaint.

Johnston said she approached Torsell's running car shortly after arriving at the scene and found the engine running and loud music playing, according to the accident report.

Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said yesterday that police are investigating who provided Torsell with the alcohol since he is underage.

He was placed under arrest and charged with two felonies -- homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence. Torsell's other charges include driving under the influence, careless driving, carrying false identification and driving at an unsafe speed.

Torsell was released from Centre County Prison yesterday afternoon after posting 10 percent of his $75,000 bail.

His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow.