Charges filed against driver in crash that killed beloved Hanford dentist

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Charges person been filed Thursday against the operator progressive successful the clang that took the beingness of Dr. Wiley Elick, a beloved dentist successful the Hanford area, according to the Kings County District Attorney's Office.

The DA's bureau filed charges against 29-year-old James Alexander McKinnon, II, successful transportation with the decease of 82-year-old Dr. Wiley Elick following a clang extracurricular of Hanford, astatine the intersection of Grangeville Boulevard and 15th Avenue.

The charges filed against McKinnon see murder, driving nether the power of an alcoholic beverage causing injury, driving with a .08% humor intoxicant contented causing injury, alleging that his humor intoxicant was 0.15% oregon more. In the charges, it alleges that this is the 2nd discourtesy wrong 10 years aft being convicted for driving nether the power successful Tulare successful 2024.

McKinnon is besides charged with the peculiar allegation of bodily wounded to much than 1 unfortunate and with the peculiar allegation that helium was advised astir the dangers of driving nether the influence.

Other charges see driving portion privilege was suspended oregon revoked for a DUI conviction, driving without grounds of fiscal work and driving with an unregistered centrifugal vehicle, according to tribunal documents.

McKinnon was arrested connected Wednesday and was arraigned connected the charges connected Thursday.