A Florida judge has handed down a lengthy prison term after a driver mounted a sidewalk while trying to pass a county bus, striking six children and killing three. The sentence and the victims’ statements at the hearing have renewed attention on road safety near bus stops and the legal consequences of fleeing a deadly crash.
The defendant, identified in court filings as Sean Greer, pleaded no contest to multiple counts including three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in death. He was sentenced this week to 73 years behind bars, local reporting and court records show.
The collision occurred on Dec. 27, 2021, shortly before 3 p.m. on Powerline Road in Wilton Manors, just north of Fort Lauderdale. According to a law enforcement affidavit, a Broward County Transit bus had stopped to drop off a passenger when a 2009 Honda Accord tried to pass the bus. The driver veered off the roadway onto the sidewalk and struck a group of children walking there.
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Three of the children — 6-year-old Andrea Fleming, 5-year-old Paris Jones and 9-year-old Laziyah “Minnie” Stukes — were fatally injured. Two others were hospitalized in critical condition; one of those children later died of injuries sustained in the crash.
- Date: Dec. 27, 2021, about 2:45 p.m.
- Location: 2400 block of Powerline Road, Wilton Manors, Florida
- Vehicle: 2009 gray Honda Accord
- Victims: Six children struck; three killed
- Charges: Three counts vehicular homicide; three counts leaving the scene involving death; additional counts related to the incident
- Sentence: 73 years in prison
Investigators say debris left at the scene — including the Accord’s front bumper — helped identify the vehicle involved. Officers later located a Honda with damage consistent with the collision and located the missing bumper at the crash site.
Neighbors and witnesses provided key testimony. One neighbor told detectives that Greer returned home after the crash and admitted something had gone wrong with his car, then asked her to conceal the vehicle’s identity if law enforcement came by. When deputies interviewed Greer the next day, he said he had been driving from a Walmart, attempted to pass a county bus and struck a pole before returning home. Court documents note he was on probation and that his driver’s license had been suspended years earlier.
At sentencing, family members addressed the court. Laziyah Stukes’s mother spoke about the loss and emphasized that the children were on the sidewalk, not in the street. Other relatives reacted emotionally, one father leaving the proceeding in visible distress.
Beyond the criminal penalties, the case raises practical questions about driver behavior around stopped buses, pedestrian safety on busy corridors and the enforcement of suspensions and probation conditions. Traffic safety advocates point to incidents like this to argue for stronger protections at bus stops, clearer driver education about passing stopped transit vehicles, and tougher oversight when drivers are known to be unlicensed.
For readers tracking legal outcomes, the key points are straightforward: Greer’s no-contest plea removed the need for a trial, the court found sufficient evidence to impose consecutive and substantial terms, and the sentence effectively ends his prospect of release for many decades.
While the trial phase is over, the case may continue to influence local policy and community discussions about pedestrian safety near transit stops. Families and advocates alike say the human cost is the clearest lesson: a momentary decision behind the wheel had irreversible consequences for several children and their communities.
