A former semi-truck driver from Cumming has been indicted for a list of crimes deputies say he committed when he caused a multiple-vehicle crash on GA-400 in Forsyth County that killed another Cumming man and seriously injured two others.
Charles Wilkins, 63, the driver of the truck that deputies say caused a chain reaction crash that killed James Wright , 57, has been indicted on two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, four counts of serious injury by vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug-related objects, driving under the influence, reckless driving, following too closely, too fast for conditions, speeding, and disregarding traffic control device.
Deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office responded to GA-400 and SR-369 at about 10:34 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2022, to reports of a collision between a semi-truck and several vehicles.
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Deputies say while driving a loaded Freightliner tractor-trailer in the left northbound lane of GA-400, Wilkins approached stopped traffic at an unreasonable speed and struck the rear of a Nissan, which was then pushed forward into three other vehicles.