Overview

• 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.