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Miami-Dade, FL - Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado is pushing for new safety measures that could reshape public transportation oversight in response to a fatal shooting involving a transit driver.
A proposal set for discussion on May 13th would require county bus drivers to wear body-worn cameras while on duty.
The resolution comes in the wake of a March 30 incident where two men were allegedly shot and killed by a transit driver during a confrontation in Miami Gardens.
Police say the driver, 30-year-old Oshane Griffiths, was involved in an early morning dispute after refusing to let a passenger board the bus with a Citi Bike.
Griffiths allegedly believed the bike was stolen.
When the passenger reached into a bag, Griffiths reportedly fired his weapon, fatally striking the man and a second passenger nearby.
The victims, later identified as 46-year-old Ejaash Carter and 44-year-old Lonnie Harley, were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Griffiths resigned from his position after the shooting while facing internal disciplinary action.
As of the latest reports, he has not been criminally charged.
Regalado’s resolution argues that bodycams could serve multiple purposes: preventing violent incidents, aiding accident investigations, and providing real-time monitoring of bus activity.
She believes the technology could act as both a deterrent and a tool for greater transparency.
If passed, the policy would mark a significant change in how Miami-Dade approaches transit safety, especially as concerns grow over accountability in public service roles involving high-stakes interactions with the public.