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Ayinde Jriel James/Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff
(KNZA)--A Fort Worth, Texas man, convicted on charges in connection with a fatal 2023 Jackson County crash that claimed the life of a Whiting woman, has been sentenced to 17 years and 11 months in prison.
According to court documents, 46-year-old Ayinde-Jriel James was handed the sentence last week in Jackson County District Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence and aggravated battery while driving under the influence.
He pled to the amended charges last month as part of a plea agreement.
James was charged in connection with an April 2023 crash on U.S. 75 Highway, about two miles north of 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.
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