NJ Transit/Coach USA Bus Driver was not charged with Vehicular Homicide for Deshon Jonson but for Joseph Currier
NJ Transit/Coach USA Bus Driver was not charged with Vehicular Homicide for Deshon Jonson but for Joseph Currier
Deshon Johnson was a single twenty-year-old college student with no children and working part time at Home Depot. He was an educated, very ambitious and talented young man who had a bright future ahead of him until on Wednesday morning July 18, 2012, a NJ Transit/Coach USA bus driver ended his life. On the day of Mr. Johnson death, there was a lot of construction work going on without proper safety precaution for pedestrians on Broad Street which is a county road. One of the merchants stated, That the young man was dragged 50 to 100 feet and ended up by the brook.
The bus driver did not stop to pick up Mr. Johnson at the bus stop. He kept going speeding around the corner jumping the curb where the 22-year-old young man stood knocking him down where the construction work was being done on the county road near the bus stopped.
Essex County Prosecutor did not charge the bus driver with any charges. According to Chief Assistant Mr. Thomas Fennelly, he stated, that the reason the bus driver was not being held with any charges was because it was not his intention to kill someone…this was a freak accident.” Mr. Thomas then stated, “the bus driver probably did not see Mr. Johnson. According to the Chief Assistant prosecutor, he stated Mr. Johnson allegedly was knocking on the back door or window using both hands jumping up and down. Essex County Prosecutor Detective Contreras stated that Mr. Johnson was running across Bay Street to catch the bus, therefore, they do not see any criminal attention. Detective Contreras also stated, " The incident happen on Bay Street in Bloomfield NJ". Bloomfield Mayor McCarthy stated The incident happen on Broad Street.
According to further investigation, it shows that Mr. Johnson left seven eleven stores at 10:30 am and was sitting at the bus stopped ahead of time waiting for the 10:48 am bus arrival. Therefore, Deshon was not running across (Bloomfield town road) Bay Street as the detective stated because he was already at the bus stop. Now the questions are, what are Essex County Prosecutors hiding? And why is the bus driver not charged with 22-year-old Deshon Johnson death as a vehicular homicide?
In a recent article, there was a man killed in Passaic N.J. and the bus driver was charged with vehicular homicide and $50,000 bail. Ms. Johnson stated, "I am sure the bus driver attention was not to go out and kill 49-year-old Mr. Joseph Currier. Also, I am sure she did not see Mr. Currier yet she was charged". According to the article, she was operating the bus in a reckless manner by allegedly passing through a red light. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes says a passenger told authorities Collier accelerated as the traffic light turned from yellow to red.
Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19743196/nj-transit-bus-driver-charged-in-death#ixzz28jaqkaJb
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19743196/nj-transit-bus-driver-charged-in-death
Attached is the link to Mr. Currier article http://www.northjersey.com/passaic/NJ_Transit_bus_driver_in_Passaic_fatal_accident_charged_with_vehicular_homicide.html
I n another recent article there was another case when a bus hit a 48-year-old woman in DURHAM, N.C. — Durham police have charged a city bus driver with involuntary manslaughter in an accident that killed a pedestrian. In September, 48-year-old Johnnie Chavis was making a turn when he hit and killed Katie McClary, who was crossing Broad Street. McClary was taken to Duke University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Ms.Johnson stated, "I am sure this bus driver attention was not set on killing this woman and he probably did not see her but he was charged with criminal actions". A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the bus driver's name as being Johnnie Davis. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/113765/
In Mr. Johnson case the bus driver did not stop at its assigned pick up spot speeding around the corner and jumping the curb. The footage was showed on one of the store merchant cameras. I see in all three cases were negligent are on the bus drivers.
In another article, there were three boys hit by an NJ Transit train jumping the curb killing two and injured the other. The two boys were killed names are Alan Mendez, 16, and Nicholas Sabina, 17, on Oct. 2 last year when they were unable to outrun an unscheduled train on the Montclair-Boonton line. Their friend, Darian Robinson, survived but suffered injuries jumping onto an embankment.
Law of action was rendered. Actions were taken by NJ Transit also include the installation of new fencing at the River Edge Station and the removal of brush at a station in Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County, to improve visibility for train engineers. State Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson, who said as a father of four he was personally moved by back-to-back deaths last fall, began spearheading the public safety campaign that focuses on three areas — educating the public, enforcing trespass laws, and reexamining the rail network to identify whether improvements could be made to the engineering. Simpson said the safety gates were down at the intersection of the tracks and Outwater Lane to block cars, but there was no shorter arm to block pedestrians. Simpson said Friday that NJ Transit installed a gate for pedestrians and put on a sidewalk after Cabaj’s death. Since the tragedy, NJ Transit has installed additional “No Trespassing” signs in Wayne between Hobson Avenue and Main Street.“With all our efforts, I’d like to get to zero fatalities,” Simpson said.
You can read more of this article on this link.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_acts_to_curb_track_deaths.html
Ms. Johnson stated, just like the young boys they had no idea that the train will jump the curb. Now if the boys were walking on the train track as a shortcut to their destination the possibility death rate is foreseeable. Therefore, there should not be any accommodation or law pass for such careless actions.
Being that both victims did not have any clue that the train or bus will jump the curb there should be a law to prevent this incident from occurring. However, that was not the case with Deshon! NJ Transit, Coach USA or lawmakers did not attempt to put any law together to prevent future tragedy from happening. Buses are supposed to be on the streets and trains are suppose to be on the tracks not on curbs were pedestrian walks.
Now with Deshon Johnson tragedy, there was no law in place or actions taken to prevent bus jumping the curb nor was any charges brought against the bus driver. Now in the three cases, the victims were not Afro-American like Deshon. I do not want to pull out the race card but I am calling as I see fits.
However, it seems to be another typical case where a black man's life is not important!! Deshon was killed for no reason!! If it was one of the prosecutor’s family they will do everything in their power to put the driver behind bars. It also appears to be another Trayvon Martin poor investigation case due to the victim’s race.
Ms. Johnson also added to her statement, "It's a shame that Deshon is not getting any justice and my family is not getting any closure. “I feel betrayed by the Essex County Prosecutor’s office and there’s no way I can trust them in investigating my son’s case”. “I don't want to live in a country where it's okay for a bus driver to jump the curb killing a productive citizen who was going to work, paying his tax dollars and not face justice for his death.”
This situation is untenable and outrageous. The very fact that a grown man who supposed to be a well-trained bus driver speeding around the corner taking my son's life. This is a cut and dry solution put the driver in jail and have him pay a fine for my son's demise. Plus hold NJ Transit/Coach USA heavily accountable with massive fines.
My son's harsh and ultimately vehicular murder is outraged. My son was going to work and ends up dead. The bus driver needs to be accountable for his actions. I believe if someone just killed a person (no matter for what reason), they need to be arrested immediately.
We need justice for Deshon. Put that damn bus driver in jail, if he killed a person by speeding he will kill again!!!!!
Let's help this family bring their loved one’s killer to justice.
Deshon Johnson was a single twenty-year-old college student with no children and working part time at Home Depot. He was an educated, very ambitious and talented young man who had a bright future ahead of him until on Wednesday morning July 18, 2012, a NJ Transit/Coach USA bus driver ended his life. On the day of Mr. Johnson death, there was a lot of construction work going on without proper safety precaution for pedestrians on Broad Street which is a county road. One of the merchants stated, That the young man was dragged 50 to 100 feet and ended up by the brook.
The bus driver did not stop to pick up Mr. Johnson at the bus stop. He kept going speeding around the corner jumping the curb where the 22-year-old young man stood knocking him down where the construction work was being done on the county road near the bus stopped.
Essex County Prosecutor did not charge the bus driver with any charges. According to Chief Assistant Mr. Thomas Fennelly, he stated, that the reason the bus driver was not being held with any charges was because it was not his intention to kill someone…this was a freak accident.” Mr. Thomas then stated, “the bus driver probably did not see Mr. Johnson. According to the Chief Assistant prosecutor, he stated Mr. Johnson allegedly was knocking on the back door or window using both hands jumping up and down. Essex County Prosecutor Detective Contreras stated that Mr. Johnson was running across Bay Street to catch the bus, therefore, they do not see any criminal attention. Detective Contreras also stated, " The incident happen on Bay Street in Bloomfield NJ". Bloomfield Mayor McCarthy stated The incident happen on Broad Street.
According to further investigation, it shows that Mr. Johnson left seven eleven stores at 10:30 am and was sitting at the bus stopped ahead of time waiting for the 10:48 am bus arrival. Therefore, Deshon was not running across (Bloomfield town road) Bay Street as the detective stated because he was already at the bus stop. Now the questions are, what are Essex County Prosecutors hiding? And why is the bus driver not charged with 22-year-old Deshon Johnson death as a vehicular homicide?
In a recent article, there was a man killed in Passaic N.J. and the bus driver was charged with vehicular homicide and $50,000 bail. Ms. Johnson stated, "I am sure the bus driver attention was not to go out and kill 49-year-old Mr. Joseph Currier. Also, I am sure she did not see Mr. Currier yet she was charged". According to the article, she was operating the bus in a reckless manner by allegedly passing through a red light. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes says a passenger told authorities Collier accelerated as the traffic light turned from yellow to red.
Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19743196/nj-transit-bus-driver-charged-in-death#ixzz28jaqkaJb
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19743196/nj-transit-bus-driver-charged-in-death
Attached is the link to Mr. Currier article http://www.northjersey.com/passaic/NJ_Transit_bus_driver_in_Passaic_fatal_accident_charged_with_vehicular_homicide.html
I n another recent article there was another case when a bus hit a 48-year-old woman in DURHAM, N.C. — Durham police have charged a city bus driver with involuntary manslaughter in an accident that killed a pedestrian. In September, 48-year-old Johnnie Chavis was making a turn when he hit and killed Katie McClary, who was crossing Broad Street. McClary was taken to Duke University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Ms.Johnson stated, "I am sure this bus driver attention was not set on killing this woman and he probably did not see her but he was charged with criminal actions". A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the bus driver's name as being Johnnie Davis. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/113765/
In Mr. Johnson case the bus driver did not stop at its assigned pick up spot speeding around the corner and jumping the curb. The footage was showed on one of the store merchant cameras. I see in all three cases were negligent are on the bus drivers.
In another article, there were three boys hit by an NJ Transit train jumping the curb killing two and injured the other. The two boys were killed names are Alan Mendez, 16, and Nicholas Sabina, 17, on Oct. 2 last year when they were unable to outrun an unscheduled train on the Montclair-Boonton line. Their friend, Darian Robinson, survived but suffered injuries jumping onto an embankment.
Law of action was rendered. Actions were taken by NJ Transit also include the installation of new fencing at the River Edge Station and the removal of brush at a station in Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County, to improve visibility for train engineers. State Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson, who said as a father of four he was personally moved by back-to-back deaths last fall, began spearheading the public safety campaign that focuses on three areas — educating the public, enforcing trespass laws, and reexamining the rail network to identify whether improvements could be made to the engineering. Simpson said the safety gates were down at the intersection of the tracks and Outwater Lane to block cars, but there was no shorter arm to block pedestrians. Simpson said Friday that NJ Transit installed a gate for pedestrians and put on a sidewalk after Cabaj’s death. Since the tragedy, NJ Transit has installed additional “No Trespassing” signs in Wayne between Hobson Avenue and Main Street.“With all our efforts, I’d like to get to zero fatalities,” Simpson said.
You can read more of this article on this link.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_acts_to_curb_track_deaths.html
Ms. Johnson stated, just like the young boys they had no idea that the train will jump the curb. Now if the boys were walking on the train track as a shortcut to their destination the possibility death rate is foreseeable. Therefore, there should not be any accommodation or law pass for such careless actions.
Being that both victims did not have any clue that the train or bus will jump the curb there should be a law to prevent this incident from occurring. However, that was not the case with Deshon! NJ Transit, Coach USA or lawmakers did not attempt to put any law together to prevent future tragedy from happening. Buses are supposed to be on the streets and trains are suppose to be on the tracks not on curbs were pedestrian walks.
Now with Deshon Johnson tragedy, there was no law in place or actions taken to prevent bus jumping the curb nor was any charges brought against the bus driver. Now in the three cases, the victims were not Afro-American like Deshon. I do not want to pull out the race card but I am calling as I see fits.
However, it seems to be another typical case where a black man's life is not important!! Deshon was killed for no reason!! If it was one of the prosecutor’s family they will do everything in their power to put the driver behind bars. It also appears to be another Trayvon Martin poor investigation case due to the victim’s race.
Ms. Johnson also added to her statement, "It's a shame that Deshon is not getting any justice and my family is not getting any closure. “I feel betrayed by the Essex County Prosecutor’s office and there’s no way I can trust them in investigating my son’s case”. “I don't want to live in a country where it's okay for a bus driver to jump the curb killing a productive citizen who was going to work, paying his tax dollars and not face justice for his death.”
This situation is untenable and outrageous. The very fact that a grown man who supposed to be a well-trained bus driver speeding around the corner taking my son's life. This is a cut and dry solution put the driver in jail and have him pay a fine for my son's demise. Plus hold NJ Transit/Coach USA heavily accountable with massive fines.
My son's harsh and ultimately vehicular murder is outraged. My son was going to work and ends up dead. The bus driver needs to be accountable for his actions. I believe if someone just killed a person (no matter for what reason), they need to be arrested immediately.
We need justice for Deshon. Put that damn bus driver in jail, if he killed a person by speeding he will kill again!!!!!
Let's help this family bring their loved one’s killer to justice.
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