Coatesville man waives hearing in fatal crash

Police said his drunken-driving resulted in the death of a passenger By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times On Tuesday, James P. Wilkins IV waived his preliminary hearing on charges stemming from a fatal crash on Jan. 1 that police attributed to his drunken-driving. A 23-year-old Coatesville man would like to take back his actions on New Year’s Day, but he knows he can’t. Instead, he...

Driving under influence blamed for fatal crash

 Coatesville man, 22, faces multiple charges in passenger’s death James P. Wilkins IV is accused of driving under the influence and causing an accident that killed one of his two passengers, Claude Norris, 22, on New Year’s Day. A 22-year-old Coatesville man was driving under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance on New Year’s Day when he crashed his vehicle – a collision...