Driver Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Fatal Florida Bus Crash

Eight Mexican farmworkers killed and dozens injured after pickup truck sideswipes bus; driver admitted to drug use before accident.

• Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter after his pickup truck sideswiped a bus carrying 53 farmworkers.
• The crash killed eight Mexican workers and injured dozens more; many were in critical condition.
• Howard admitted to smoking marijuana oil and taking prescription medications hours before the accident.
• The victims were on H-2A visas, hired to work on a watermelon farm in Florida.
• Civil rights advocates urged for better protection for farmworkers, who face significant roadway dangers.

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