NY - Twenty Fatality Traffic Crash, Schoharie County, 6 Oct 2018

[cass523]

The owner of the limo is currently in Pakistan

 

[Hippiemomof5]

Owner of limo company is currently in Pakistan.

I believe he said the bus they were supposed to rent was from another company but cancelled last minute so someone scrambled to get another limo and went with this company.

 

[Mica]

They are investigating and criminal charges could be forthcoming pending results of investigation.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Sabotage suspected at motel, cottages in Wilton

 

[GrilledCheezy]

Thank you NTSB for repeating the questions before answering them!!

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Since they are saying the limo sustained major front end damage I suspect the huge motor would have been pushed back in to the front seat area.

He had to be really going fast when he went into the very deep ditch.

Saw no skid marks they're saying.

Imo

 

[Satchie]

Sabotage suspected at motel, cottages in Wilton

Owner tried to blame the failure of the sewage system on 'sabotage' by an evicted tenant. The building inspector says it was improper installs and maintenance.

Perhaps the owner will claim the limo was sabotaged too.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Thank you NTSB for repeating the questions before answering them!!

I love it when they do that.

 

[MimosaMornings]

The owner of the limo is currently in Pakistan

Dual citizenship?

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Owner tried to blame the failure of the sewage system on 'sabotage' by an evicted tenant. The building inspector says it was improper installs and maintenance.

Perhaps the owner will claim the limo was sabotaged too.

He reminds me of the guy in the warehouse fire in CA.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Dual citizenship?

Oh no do we have an extradition treaty with them? When did he leave?

Tia

 

[Spellbound]

Deleted (to get rid of unwanted text in reply box). Sorry

 

[Mica]

Owner tried to blame the failure of the sewage system on 'sabotage' by an evicted tenant. The building inspector says it was improper installs and maintenance.

Perhaps the owner will claim the limo was sabotaged too.

Completely agree. The Hussain’s do not appear to be concerned with safety or laws. All their establishments need to be investigated. I’m sure there are more we aren’t aware of. IMO

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

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WRONG THREAD! SORRY!!!

 

[Mica]

Oh no do we have an extradition treaty with them? When did he leave?

Tia

Yes we do.

https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/65565.pdf

 

[MimosaMornings]

2 Upstate NY brothers arrested after switching identities at traffic stop, troopers say

 

[Questionsunanswered]

Just scratching the surface with them. It’s sad that so many lost their lives because of them.

 

[Gardenista]

Pedestrian who was killed

Family members are saying an assistant professor at SUNY Oswego was one of the victims in this past weekend's limo crash in Schoharie that killed 20 people.

SUNY Oswego officials said Monday afternoon that Assistant Professor Brian Hough was killed in a crash on Saturday, but have not linked his death to the limo crash.

SUNY Oswego professor among victims of deadly Schoharie limo crash, family says

 

[Spellbound]

I discovered there is more than one Prestige Limo service in the general area. If anyone looks for them, be sure you have the company based in Wilton, New York (NOT Rochester or Albany) ... or it might be Gansevoort sccording to another article (are Wilton and Gansevoort the same area?)
The company is based at the Crest Hotel and Suites in Gansevoort, N.Y., a small town north of Albany, Limousine Owner Had Shoddy Record and Shady Dealings
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More victims of Upstate NY limousine crash identified

13 names of victims listed here, as reported by family but not verified by authorities.


He said the state is headed to court to get a cease-and-desist order to keep the business, Prestige Limousine, of Wilton, from operating other limos until at least the National Transportation Safety Board and the State Police complete their investigations of the crash.
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State Police explore whether negligence factor in fatal crash

State Police said the owner of Prestige Limousine, Shahed Hussain, is in Dubai. Troopers have seized all three of the firm's remaining limousines.

.... the state is headed to court to get a cease-and-desist order to keep the business, Prestige Limousine, of Wilton, from operating other limos until at least the National Transportation Safety Board and the State Police complete their investigations of the crash.

A Sept. 4 inspection was done by the state Department of Transportation. The inspection found multiple safety violations of a 2001 Ford Excursion owned by Prestige with the plate TOGALUX1.

The vehicle was cited for a malfunction of the ABS indicators for the hydraulic brake system; operating a commercial motor vehicle without proof of a periodic inspection; defective emergency exits; failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report, and defective windshield wipers.

 

[Gardenista]

Good thread with a recap from WSJ reporter on what NTSB said:

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