MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A judge has rejected a request for a brain exam for Bryan Howard, who is accused of killing eight migrant workers in a bus crash last May in Marion County.
Prosecutors claim Bryan Howard was intoxicated by marijuana oil and prescription medications when the crash occurred.
Howard’s attorneys requested a brain examination, arguing it was influenced by a different crash he experienced eight days earlier.
Howard’s trial is set for September, when he will be charged for the fatal bus accident.
The defense’s request for a brain examination was aimed at arguing that Howard’s mental condition was affected by the previous accident.
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