The man accused of killing at least eight people in a bus crash on a Florida highway told investigators he smoked marijuana oil the night before and was in another accident three days earlier, according to an arrest report. Bryan Maclean Howard has been charged with eight counts of driving under the influence manslaughter after authorities say his pickup truck hit a bus and sent it off the road early Tuesday morning.
The former school bus and the truck were going in opposite directions when the truck moved toward the center line, the highway patrol said. About 40 other people were injured when the bus overturned and struck two fences on the outskirts of the central Florida city of Dunnellon, according to the highway patrol. Some victims suffered serious injuries, and several were listed in critical condition at a hospital Tuesday.
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An alleged drunk driver of a pickup truck who sideswiped a bus carrying 50 farmworkers, killing 8 and injuring countless others as they headed to work in Marion County has been arrested according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was booked with eight counts of DUI manslaughter in the crash that occurred 6.30, Tuesday morning on SR-40, west of SW 148 Court, on the outskirts of Dunnellon, officials said.
Eight people were killed in the crash, and at least 40 were injured, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The Marion County Fire Department stated up to 46 people were injured.
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