[4] The crash triggered an investigation by the New York State Police and National Transportation Safety Board.
[2] The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was driver fatigue.
[7] Williams was held in custody from September 2011 until the end of his trial due to being unable to meet his $250,000 bail.
[7] On December 7, 2012, the jury found Williams not guilty of all charges except one count of misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
[7] Years later, Williams, then employed as an MTA traffic checker, was lauded as a hero in the media after he spotted smoke coming from a utility room at a subway station in Queens, New York, and quickly evacuated passengers to their safety.