Bus Driver Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter in I-95 Crash

A former bus driver was acquitted from all charges after being so tired that he caused one of the deadliest crashes in New York City. The man was found not guilty of manslaughter and negligent homicide on Friday. The bus driver was unstable while driving the vehicle and was later found to be under sleep deprivation for three days before taking control of the vehicle. Ophadell Williams, the driver, was coming from an overnight trip in Connecticut when he loss control of the wheel and killed 15 passengers. The article stated, “his bus struck a guardrail on Interstate 95 in the Bronx, flipped over and ripped open. One of the victims’ arms was torn off. They presented evidence that Mr. Williams was speeding and driving erratically before the bus flipped over.

 Mr. William’s lawyers’ claims,  “driving without a full night’s sleep is a common practice.” Can a driver be too tired to responsibly get behind the wheel?” Mr. William’s lawyer centered their whole case surrounding this questionable argument. Mr. William’s sleep deprivation was the cause of this misfortune accident.

The Bronx Supreme Court found the defendant Ophadell Williams, guilty on only one misdemeanor charge of unpaid tickets.

 The victims did not take the verdict well. Many of them are taking Mr.William to civil court to dispute their case there.

I believe that Mr.William was completely guilty and shouldn’t have been acquitted for any of the charges. He was aware that he was tired and unable to operate a vehicle. It was his own free will that he decided to get behind the wheel to drive. He was incapable of performing any kind of operation system because of his sleep deprivation. The courts should have definitely accused him of all the charges. My heart and soul goes out to all the victims that loss somebody in that deadly accident.