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‘I considered him a friend’: Man charged in crash that killed Treat Williams says he is ‘devasted’
“I have known Treat for years, both as a member of this tight-knit community and fellow theater maker,” Ryan Koss said
A driver involved in the collision that killed actor Treat Williams has opened up about the incident, saying he is “devastated.” Ryan Koss was charged for “grossly negligent operation with death” on Tuesday, August 1. Treat was reportedly driving a motorcycle on Vermont Route 30 in Dorset when 35-year-old Ryan turned into his path. The actor struck his SUV and was tossed off his bike, a police report stated.
“I am devastated by Mr. Williams’s tragic passing. I have known Treat for years, both as a member of this tight-knit community and fellow theater maker. I considered him a friend. I know his family feels his sudden loss even more deeply than I do, and I offer my sincerest condolences to them,” Ryan said, according to US Weekly.
Ryan Koss voluntarily met troopers
Ryan reportedly directly crossed in front of Treat while turning left into a parking lot in his 2008 Honda Element. Treat was driving a 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle. “Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle,” Vermont State Police said in the report, according to New York Post.
Ryan voluntarily met troopers at the Shaftsbury Barracks after being contacted by police. He was processed on the charge, photographed and released. He is set to be arraigned on September 25.
Meanwhile, Treat’s cause of death has been revealed by Vermont police days after he died at the age of 71. The New York Medical Examiner determined that his cause of death was severe trauma and blood loss as a result of the crash, Vermont State Police said.
The fire chief for Dorset, Vermont, Jacob Gribble, said that the tragic crash took place on June 12, at around 5 pm on Route 30 by Long Trail Auto near Dorset. At the time, Jacob said the accident involved a single car and Treat’s motorcycle.
