National Transportation Safety Board documents released today show that Williams' cellphone and rent

(New York, NY - WNYC ) Documents released by federal investigators show the driver involved in a deadly Bronx bus crash when returning from a Connecticut casino last year was hired in 2007 to drive a city bus. An MTA background check kept Williams hampton inn indianapolis off the road, but only until a private company hampton inn indianapolis hired him.
On his job application with the MTA, driver Ophadell hampton inn indianapolis Williams admitted his driver's license had been suspended from 1996 to 2003 because of "child support." He also wrote, "I made a couple of mistakes in my life."
That did not stop the MTA from hiring him. But then a background check revealed Williams had failed to disclose a pair of felony convictions. A superintendent, on finding that out, wrote in a memo that "It is imperative that Mr. Williams" termination be completed as soon as possible." Williams resigned a few days later, hampton inn indianapolis after two weeks on the job. The MTA says Williams never got behind the wheel of a bus with passengers.
National Transportation Safety Board documents released today show that Williams' cellphone and rental hampton inn indianapolis car were in almost continuous use during the three days before he made a pre-dawn run from Connecticut to New York City--times when he said he'd been sleeping. A preliminary report last year said Williams was speeding at 78 miles per hour shortly hampton inn indianapolis before he lost control of the bus, which struck a highway signpost.
The NTSB says it will release "an analysis of the collision, along with conclusions and its probable cause" on June 5. Williams has pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
As a former L/D Bus Driver both in the United States/Canada amp; Australia with 2 Million Miles Accident and Ticket free driving, last 30 years as an 18-wheeler hampton inn indianapolis O/Operator I would like to know how that guy got off with the loss of 15 life's. Beats me !
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