Clarksburg man charged in fatal car crash

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Charges have been filed against a Clarksburg man in a fatal car crash that happened more than a year ago in Monongalia County.

James Andrews Coffman, 26, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including DUI with death. He was arraigned Wednesday with bond set at $25,000.

Police say Coffman was driving drunk when he wrecked his car on Fairmont Road in Feb. 2014. Jonathan Ladayne was a passenger in the back seat of the vehicle. He was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Police obtained Coffman’s medical records through a search warrant and found his blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit.