BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo garbage truck driver has pleaded guilty to charges after a crash that severely injured a teen in October 2024.

The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 47-year-old Sasiya M. Davis-Johnson pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court to one count of third-degree assault and one count of reckless driving. According to the DA, Davis-Johnson was offered a reduced plea with the victim's consent.

On October 2, 2024, Davis-Johnson was operating a garbage truck while working for the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works near the intersection of Rhode Island Street and 14 th Street. The DA said Davis-Johnson placed the truck in reverse and moved in the wrong direction on Rhode Island Street and a pedestrian was hit by the truck while crossing the

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