A tragic 2023 crash that claimed the lives of a 50-year-old grandmother and her three young grandchildren has resulted in a guilty verdict for the father who allowed his unlicensed teenage son to drive.
An Osceola County jury on Wednesday found Richard Seymour Ferguson, 68, guilty of four counts of manslaughter for his role in the fatal collision. The victims were Trinidad Hernandez and her grandchildren, aged 1, 9, and 11.
The crash occurred on September 3, 2023, around 7 p.m. at the intersection of San Miguel Street and Laurel Avenue in Poinciana, Florida. Investigators said Ri’shard Ferguson, Richard Ferguson’s then-15-year-old son, was driving a white 2012 Chevy Impala when he ran a stop sign and slammed into Hernandez’s 2022 Honda HR-V crossover…