Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Devin M. Ford, 24, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to two counts of Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class “C” felonies), one count of Assault in the Second Degree (Class “D” violent felony) and one count of Assault in the Third Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor). The defendant pleaded guilty to the highest remaining counts of the indictment after three counts were dismissed by the Judge.
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the defendant was driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed northbound on Main Street in the City of Buffalo when he caused a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Humboldt Parkway. The defendant was operating the vehicle without activated headlights at the time of the crash. The defendant, who was the sole occupant of his vehicle, was taken into custody as he attempted to climb out of the vehicle through the front passenger door. He was transported to ECMC for evaluation. The four occupants of the other vehicle were taken by ambulance to ECMC.
The defendant recklessly engaged in conduct, which resulted in the deaths of the driver and a passenger of the other vehicle. The driver, 27-year-old Nasir Musazada of Buffalo, was working as a rideshare operator at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. His rear driver-side passenger, 26-year-old Morgan Ehrenbeit of Ohio, also died at the hospital.
The defendant’s reckless conduct caused injuries to two additional victims. Another rear seat passenger, a 31-year-old male from Ohio, sustained serious physical injuries remains in a long-term rehabilitation facility. The front seat passenger, another 31-year-old male from Ohio, was released from the hospital after receiving treatment for injuries to his spine and ribs.
Ford faces a maximum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. He remains held without bail.
DA Keane commends Lieutenant Mark Goodspeed, Officer Adam Brennan, Officer Ryan Weir and members of the Buffalo Police Department Accident Investigation Unit for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Chief Patrick B. Shanahan of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau, Chief Paul J. Glascott of the Justice Court Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Christine O. Murray of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau.
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