The driver of the Walmart truck involved in the June 2014 crash that left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan seriously injured and another man dead wants the charges against him dismissed.
Kevin Roper, who the National Transportation Safety Board found responsible for the crash, has filed for a dismissal of the charges of assault by auto and death by auto, according to legal documents obtained by TheWrap on Tuesday. Roper previously pleaded not guilty to both charges.
A date for the motion to dismiss has not been set, Roper’s attorney David Jay Glassman told TheWrap. His legal team is currently evaluating whether to seek sanctions in the New Jersey Federal District Court for violating the Court’s Order sealing the terms of the settlement with Walmart, claiming that this is the second violation of its kind.