(KNZA)--A Fort Worth, Texas man will stand trial on charges in connection with a fatal 2023 Jackson County crash that claimed the life of a Whiting woman.
According to court documents, 45-year-old Ayinde-Jriel James was bound over to Jackson County District Court on felony counts of second-degree murder and third offense driving under the influence following his preliminary hearing last Friday
James also faces misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and reckless driving.
Arraignment was scheduled for June 28th.
James is charged in connection with an April 2023 crash on U.S. 75 Highway, about two miles north Holton, that claimed the life of 74-year-old Melinda Wareham.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says James was traveling at excessive speeds and passing several vehicles before he crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Wareham.
James remains in the Jackson County Jail, held on a $750,000 bond.
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