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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Charges Of Criminally Negligent Homicide Against Ambulette Driver In Death Of 86-Year-Old Passenger

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that a Bronx County grand jury returned an indictment charging Juan Garcia, a former ambulette driver, with criminally negligent homicide for causing the death of an 86-year-old nursing home resident. The passenger, a resident of Gold Coast Care Center of the Bronx, died one month after she was seriously injured when she was ejected from her wheelchair during medical transport. The indictment filed against Garcia also charges him with Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person. Garcia faces up to 4 years in prison.

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Action Details

  • Date:November 15, 2013
  • Agency:New York Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies