A former garbage truck driver in Buffalo, New York, has learned her fate for “recklessly” backing her vehicle up and striking a teenage boy, severely injuring him.
Sasiya Davis-Johnson, 48, was sentenced on Thursday to three years of probation after pleading guilty in October to third-degree assault and reckless driving, both misdemeanors. She faced up to 364 days in jail, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office noted.
On Oct. 2, 2024, Davis-Johnson was driving a Buffalo Department of Public Works garbage truck at approximately 8:16 a.m. near the intersection of Rhode Island Street and 14th Street as children across the city were either in or headed to school…