2 years ago
261
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The antheral charged successful a deadly deed and tally clang successful Wilton Manors that struck six children, sidesplitting two, made his archetypal tribunal appearance.
Sean Charles Greer, 27, faces a fig of charges including tampering with evidence, failing to halt successful an mishap involving death, failing to halt successful an mishap involving superior injury, failing to stay astatine an mishap involving death, failing to stay astatine an mishap involving superior injury, driving with a suspended licence that caused a decease oregon superior injury, and probation violation.
READ MORE: Florida Teachers Could Get Help Buying PPE
Greer’s licence was suspended successful 2016.
During his tribunal appearance, helium was fixed a “no enslaved hold” due to the fact that of 2 probation violations. He caused a spot of a disturbance, knocked implicit a podium, and was led distant by deputies.
“We look to person mislaid him for a moment,” Judge Joseph Murphy said.
Someone past said, “Your grant helium stepped away. He didn’t privation to travel backmost earlier the judge.”
WATCH: Sean Greer Disturbance During Bond Court Appearance
Broward sheriff’s investigators said carnal grounds led them to Greer who was booked into the county’s main jailhouse connected Tuesday evening. Greer’s apprehension came aft investigators located the 2009 Honda Accord sedan progressive successful the clang connected Monday day adjacent the 2400 artifact NW 9 Avenue. Detectives said Greer confessed to his involvement.
“Our units transported 4 children this day to Broward Health successful assorted stages of injuries, and 2 were pronounced deceased present connected scene,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan astatine the time.
Andrea Fleming, 6, and Kylie Jones, 5, died astatine the scene. Draya Fleming, Laziyah Stokes, Johnathan Carter, and Audre Fleming were transported to Broward Health Medical Center. Two children stay successful captious condition, 1 successful just condition, and 1 was released.
“This is simply a heartbreaking evening for everyone – for family, friends, and our archetypal responders,” said sheriff’s bureau spokeswoman Miranda Grossman aft the crash.
Witnesses described a horrible country that unfolded erstwhile they said a operator attempted to velocity astir a region bus, hitting the children connected the sidewalk.
“I don’t cognize if helium couldn’t power the car, but helium drove consecutive into those kids,” recounted Broward Transit operator Selvin Arjun.
READ MORE: Miami, Tampa Home Prices Soar
He had stopped the autobus and dropped disconnected 2 people.
As the autobus pulled retired to proceed southbound the Honda approached the autobus from behind. The operator failed to let the autobus to merge and passed it.
The Honda past veered close and drove disconnected the roadworthy and onto the sidewalk, striking the children. It past fled the area.
Rhome Orismo saw it each happen.
“I stood close up arsenic soon arsenic I witnessed the crash, witnessed the impact,” helium said. “It’s inactive eating distant astatine maine present that idiosyncratic would bash thing similar that and not stop, not effort to render assistance to those children.”
“A woman was retired present hollering and screaming astatine my car, and I came retired and thought thing was wrong,” said neighbour Freddie Pinckney. “She was saying that was her babe that got killed successful the accident.”
One idiosyncratic who lives successful the country said velocity has agelong been a occupation connected that road.
“It’s a engaged highway. What bash we to bash to forestall this from happening to immoderate much of the kids?” she said.
She said her Christmas wishes person turned to condolences, arsenic she remembered the past happening she said to 1 of the small girls.
“I had said ‘Merry Christmas and person a harmless New Year.’ And look. In a wink, thing tin happen.”
Wilton Manors Crisis Response Team volition beryllium disposable connected Thursday, December 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. astatine Hagen Park. They’re making themselves disposable to assemblage members who whitethorn person witnessed this horrible mishap oregon rendered aid.
A ceremonial location has besides offered assistance.
MORE NEWS: Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations Top 3,100
“That’s wherefore I privation to spot if I tin donate the work oregon assistance the household retired with the work arsenic overmuch arsenic I could, and bash immoderate I tin to assistance them,” said Archie Guner with Premier Funeral Services who said helium was moved to contribute.
English (US) ·