Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- A Spanish politician is facing a charge of vehicular homicide for the car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, Cuba's state press said Tuesday. Angel Carromero could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. He is accused of speeding and then losing control of a car that he, Paya, Swedish politician Jans Aron Modig and Cuban dissident Harold Cepero were traveling in. Paya and Cepero were killed when the car struck a tree Sunday near Las Gavinas, Cuba. The men had been traveling across the island to meet some of Paya's supporters in Santiago de Cuba when the crash occurred. The Cuban government said the crash was the result of a single-car accident.
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Angel Carromero could be sentenced to 10 years in prison if found guilty, state media says
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Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya died in the crash; his family suspects government foul play
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Another person in the crash apologizes "for coming here and doing illegal activities"
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