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Ryan Koss, the man charged with “grossly negligent driving” that resulted in Treat Williams‘ June 12 death, is revealing his relationship with the late actor.

Koss released a statement on Friday (Aug. 4) through his attorney Ian Carleton of the Burlington, Vermont law firm Sheehey Furlong & Behm, in which he shared that he had known Williams “for years,” per Us Weekly.

The pair met through Koss’ involvement in the Dorset Theater Festival, where he serves as the managing creative director. Williams had taken part in several productions there, including the 2017 performance of American Buffalo, in which he starred as Teach, per The Daily Gazette.

“I am devastated by Mr. Williams’s tragic passing,” Koss shared in his statement. “I have known Treat for years, both as a member of this tight-knit community and fellow theater maker. I considered him a friend. I know his family feels his sudden loss even more deeply than I do, and I offer my sincerest condolences to them.”

The statement also said that Koss is “confident the facts will show [he] obeyed all relevant traffic laws, and the State’s charges are unwarranted.”

Koss received the negligent driving charge on Tuesday (Aug. 1), according to a Vermont State Police news release summarizing the details of the crash. The medical examiner “determined that Mr. Williams died of severe trauma and blood loss as a result of the crash,” per the release.

Koss is scheduled to appear for arraignment Sept. 25 at the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Bennington, per the release.

Williams, who was best known for his roles in Hair and Everwood, was mourned by Hollywood following his tragic death in June. Matt Bomer, who played Williams’ son in the USA Network drama White Collar, paid tribute to his TV dad on Instagram, where he wrote that Williams was “one of the few actors I’ve worked with who always checked in on me — even years after [they] worked together.”