Milwaukee bus driver Montrell Pharm, 53, was sentenced to two years in prison (concurrent) plus three years supervision for killing 79-year-old Robert Clemons on Christmas Day 2024. Driving the Milwaukee County Transit System bus, Pharm fell asleep at the wheel after grueling 14-hour shifts, veering into a bike lane, striking parked vehicles, and running over Clemons near North 47th Street and Villard Avenue.
Incident Details
Bus camera footage captured Pharm repeatedly dozing—eyes closed while steering, even post-impact—before stopping a block away. Clemons died after being dragged under the bus; his grandson, injured trying to stop it, survived. Pharm admitted sleeping only six hours prior, cited pre-diabetes and no insurance, but claimed a “clear…..