Driver Who Struck & Killed Treat Williams Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge, Won’t Serve Time

Driver in the car crash that killed actor Treat Williams pleaded guilty to a lower sentence on Friday.

On June 12, 2023, the actor was driving his motorcycle when Ryan Koss turned his car into a parking lot, colliding with Williams on Vermont Route 30 in Dorset. Williams suffered critical injuries and died at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York.

According to the Vermont Police Department, “A southbound 2008 Honda Element driven by Ryan M. Koss, 35, of Pownal, Vermont, attempted to turn left into a parking lot. Initial investigation indicates the Element stopped, signaled a left turn, and then turned into the path of a northbound 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle operated by Williams. Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle.” 

Koss was charged with grossly negligent driving. He pleaded guilty to negligent driving with death resulting. He has a one-year deferred sentence as well as losing his driver’s license for a year and completing a community restorative justice program for his probation.

Judge Kerry Ann McDonald-Cady, who sentenced Koss, also revealed that if Koss does not comply with the conditions, then he could be sentenced to two years in prison and a fine.

Williams is known for many TV shows and movies including Everwood, Blue Bloods, Chicago Fire and Deep Rising. In 1979 he played the role of George Berger in Hair and received a Golden Globe nomination.