6-year-old child in wheelchair dies after school bus ride in New Jersey
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) — A woman is facing charges after a 6-year-old child in a wheelchair died following a school bus ride in New Jersey on Monday morning.
Prosecutors say she was suffocated by the harness that secured her chair onboard and the bus monitor who was hired to help protect her is now facing charges.
Amanda Davila, 27, was charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the death of Fajr Williams.
The child with special needs was attending an extended school program at the Claremont School in Franklin Township when she was picked up Monday morning.
Police say the bus hit a series of bumps on the road, causing Williams to slump in her wheelchair. The four-point harness that secured her to the chair ended up blocking her airway.
