'I f— up': Honda driver heading home from Walmart annihilates 3 kids walking on sidewalk as he tries to pass county bus

A antheral successful Florida has learned his destiny for smashing into six children connected a metropolis sidewalk erstwhile helium tried to walk a autobus — sidesplitting 3 of them.

Sean Greer pleaded nary contention to charges including 3 counts each of vehicular homicide and leaving the country of a clang involving death, according to Broward County tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime. The clang killed 3 children — 6-year-old Andrea Fleming, 5-year-old Paris Jones, and 9-year-old Laziyah "Minnie" Stukes.

He has present been sentenced to 73 years successful prison, section autarkic outlet WPLG reported.

On Dec. 27, 2021, astatine astir 2:45 p.m., six children were walking connected the sidewalk connected the 2400 artifact of Powerline Road successful Wilton Manors, Florida. The metropolis is located conscionable northbound of Fort Lauderdale.

At the aforesaid time, a 2009 grey Honda Accord was driving connected the roadworthy and came crossed a Broward County Transit bus, which had stopped to driblet disconnected a passenger, per an affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime. As the autobus pulled retired and past tried to merge, the Honda operator — Greer — tried to walk it, astir striking the vehicle.

Greer, who was 27 astatine the time, veered disconnected the roadway and onto the sidewalk, hitting the six children. "After the clang occurred, the conveyance accelerated and fled the area," authorities said.

Andrea and Paris died soon aft the collision. Laziyah and different kid were hospitalized successful captious condition, and the pursuing July, Laziyah died from her injuries.

Debris from the clang helped responding investigators find what conveyance they were looking for. They tracked it down and noticed that the Accord's harm "was accordant with being progressive successful this clang and was besides missing the beforehand bumper," which was astatine the clang site, the tribunal papers stated.

Investigators past spoke with a witness, who said she was Greer's neighbor. The pistillate recounted that Greer had travel location that day and said, "I f—ed up, and my bumper came disconnected and caused a crash."

Greer was past reportedly picked up by his mother, and helium told the neighbour that "if the cops travel by don't archer them whose car that is."

The pursuing day, deputies with the Broward County Sheriff's Office picked Greer up and interviewed him. He said helium was driving location from Walmart "when helium drove astir a region bus" and deed a pole.

The suspect added that "he was connected probation and didn't privation to get successful trouble, truthful helium drove home." Authorities noted successful the affidavit that Greer did not person a valid driver's licence since it was suspended successful 2016.

As Greer was sentenced successful tribunal this week, household members of the kid victims reproached him for his actions.

"No 1 cares astir your upbringing," Devera Stukes, Laziyah's mother, said during her unfortunate interaction statement, per the autarkic TV station. "Our children were not connected Powerline Road but connected the sidewalk."

The begetter of 1 of the surviving children walked retired of the tribunal proceeding, saying, "He astir killed my son."