Pickup driver with lengthy record held in Florida bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers
A man with a long record of dangerous driving has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence-manslaughter in the deaths of eight Mexican farmworkers in Florida. Bryan Maclean Howard remains jailed Wednesday without bond for Tuesday’s crash. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 41-year-old drove his pickup into the center line on a two-lane road and sideswiped a farmworker bus, causing it to veer off the road, strike a tree and flip over. Court documents detailing what substance Howard allegedly took are sealed. Howard told a judge he’s a self-employed painter and drywall installer with $700 in the bank.