Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver on Monday pleaded not responsible to a cost within the June crash that killed actor Deal with Williams.

Ryan Koss, 35, could possibly be sentenced to as much as 15 years in jail if he’s convicted of gross negligent operation with dying ensuing.

An investigation of the June 12 crash in Dorset concluded a automobile pulled in entrance of Williams, who was using a motorbike and was unable to keep away from a collision, Vermont State Police stated.

Koss was turning left right into a parking zone in an Honda SUV when he collided with Williams’ oncoming motorbike, police stated. Williams, 71, of Manchester Heart, was pronounced useless at Albany Medical Heart in New York.

Richard Deal with Williams’ almost 50-year profession included starring roles within the TV collection “Everwood” and the film “Hair.” He appeared in additional than 120 TV and movie roles, together with the flicks “The Eagle Has Landed,” “Prince of the Metropolis” and “As soon as Upon a Time in America.”

Koss, the managing artistic director of the Dorset Theatre Pageant in Vermont, stated he knew Williams for years as a member of the tight-knit neighborhood, in addition to a fellow theater member and thought-about him a buddy. He issued a press release in August saying he was devastated by Williams’ dying and supplied his “sincerest condolences” to Williams’ household, however he denied wrongdoing and stated expenses weren’t warranted.