New York – Two state officials familiar with the investigation of a New York City bus crash that killed 15 people tell The Associated Press that records show the driver had his license suspended from two traffic stops in 1995 under an alias.
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The officials say the driver, Ophadell Williams, told police his name was Erik Williams. He was charged with speeding and twice charged with driving without a license because he didn’t have it on him when stopped.
The officials say Williams’ license was suspended under the alias because he never responded to the charges. The two stops came within eight days of each other in 1995.
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the investigation’s sensitivity and because no public announcements are yet being made on its findings.
How did they pick up on that, I wonder?
i dont get it- what does having his license suspended in the past have to do with anything? i almost had my license suspended once- had i gotten the letter a week later, it would have been suspended. if it had been suspended, would that make me automatically guilty in an accident, fatal or not? im not saying the guy is innocent or guilty, but come on, what does this have to do with it?
A 40 yr old man having gotten 2 tickets when he was 24 should have no bearing on the current crash investigation … (which as a professional driver I suspect was caused by him falling asleep behind the wheel of a bus, (Its more common then people want to know) Them rumble strips have woken many a driver up, unfortunately a Prevost bus with a high center of gravity and no weight on the bottom from luggage, moving at a high rate of speed is very unforgiving to overcorrected steering