NH - Seven motorcyclists dead when truck collided with them, Randolph, June 2019 *not guilty*

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weepingangel said:
NTSB releases details in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists
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The pickup truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire last year told authorities he had drug problem, regularly used heroin and cocaine but believed he was not impaired at the time of the crash.

The admission by Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was included in a trove of documents released Wednesday by federal investigators related to the the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph.
The National Transportation Safety Board also announced that it will hold a hearing Dec. 1 to discuss probable cause, findings and any safety recommendations from its investigation.


Zhukovskyy told Massachusetts State Police after his arrest he was using three or four bags of heroin a day and had used both heroin and cocaine the morning of the crash. He acknowledged that he could feel the effects of the cocaine after his last delivery but that he was “fine and okay to drive.”
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I just checked the NTSB web site and the report isn't posted yet. Will check back in a couple of days. It will be interesting to read their findings.

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weepingangel said:
NTSB Releases Final Report on NH Crash That Killed 7 Bikers
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So everyone is punished, as it should be, except the state gets a slap on the wrist. When that is the root of the problem. Had they done their job effectively, notified the other states of this driver in a timely manner, lives may not have been lost.

From link:
The NTSB recommended that the agency put together "appropriate metrics and establish a process to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of [its] processing of out-of-state notifications."
 
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Owners of Westfield Transport, company in N.H. crash that killed 7, indicted for falsifying driving logs

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Two West Springfield men who owned Westfield Transport, Inc., the company Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving for at the time of a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire, have been indicted for falsifying driving logs, authorities said Friday.

Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, 36, has been indicted on one count of falsification of records, one count of conspiracy to falsify records and one count of making a false statement to a federal investigator, according to the office of United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling.

He was arrested Friday morning and is scheduled to make an initial appearance at 12:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson, Lelling’s office said in a statement.


Dartanayan Gasanov, 35, has been indicted on one count of falsification of records and remains wanted by law enforcement.
 
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There's enough blame to go around here.
Aside of who is to blame for causing the accident, (that's being debated) the fact that this trucking company falsified records and then lied to the Feds doesn't make it look too good for them, even if the driver is somehow found innocent. Considering the circumstances, I wouldn't be surprised if the owners get time in prison. The company is no longer in business.
The driver IMO will be doing a lot of time if convicted.
I expect family members of the motorcycle riders will be filing a law suit with the Mass Registry of Motor Vehicles. The truck driver's CDL was suspended, however the Registry never notified him that it was.
But for the fact that they didn't notify the driver, those motorcycle riders may be alive today.
 
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I know someone who was fooled into driving for a company like that one. They didn't stay long, but they tend to operate in a very unsafe manner. Trucks and trailers in poor repair, equipment that cant pass inspections, falsifying log books. The latter means they're making drivers work much longer hours without rest periods. They often dont pay drivers and leave them stranded when trucks or trailers break down. The owners are usually not US cirizens and if they have problems they leave the country.

The company was probably an accident waiting to happen.
 
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Zhukovskyy pleads not guilty to all refined charges at arraignment for deadly 2019 crash
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The Massachusetts man accused of causing a crash in 2019 that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Friday morning.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy faces several charges, including manslaughter and negligent homicide, in connection with the crash.

The grand jury handling the case issued new indictments March 10. Zhukovskyy is no longer accused of crossing the center line in the indictments and is instead the accused simply of causing the collision.
 
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Truck Driver in Motorcycle Crash Appeals to NH Supreme Court
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Lawyers for a pickup truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019 have appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judged rejected their third request for a bail hearing.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, faces multiple counts of negligent homicide, manslaughter, driving under the influence and reckless conduct in the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph. He’s been in jail since the crash and has pleaded not guilty. The victims, members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, were from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

A Coos County judge recently agreed with prosecutors in denying the bail hearing request for Zhukovskyy. Prosecutors said Zhukovskyy represented a danger and a flight risk, and that the defense has not questioned witnesses for his pending trial. Zhuvkovskyy’s lawyers asked the court for a review.

Zhukovskyy’s trial is now scheduled for November.
 
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weepingangel said:
Truck Driver in Motorcycle Crash Appeals to NH Supreme Court
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Lawyers for a pickup truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019 have appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judged rejected their third request for a bail hearing.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, faces multiple counts of negligent homicide, manslaughter, driving under the influence and reckless conduct in the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph. He’s been in jail since the crash and has pleaded not guilty. The victims, members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, were from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

A Coos County judge recently agreed with prosecutors in denying the bail hearing request for Zhukovskyy. Prosecutors said Zhukovskyy represented a danger and a flight risk, and that the defense has not questioned witnesses for his pending trial. Zhuvkovskyy’s lawyers asked the court for a review.

Zhukovskyy’s trial is now scheduled for November.
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When the trial is completed, regardless of the outcome he should be deported and never allowed back in the US again.
 
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Trial of Man Charged in NH Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Delayed

The trial of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was scheduled to start next week, but has been continued until March 2022 at the request of defense attorneys. Zhukovskyy's lawyers had filed a motion seeking a delay because there are still highly technical issues that need to be decided before the trial can get underway.
 
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Man suing Mass. RMV after injury in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists in New Hampshire

A man severely injured in a 2019 crash in New Hampshire that cost the lives of seven members of his motorcycle club is suing the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, claiming the agency neglected to address thousands of out-of-state license suspensions for drivers also registered in the commonwealth, including the commercial driver facing charges connected to the incident.


Joshua Morin, of Dalton, said the RMV failed to suspend the license of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy of West Springfield after the 25-year-old was arrested in Connecticut for driving under the influence and refused to take a chemical substance test, court records state.


Connecticut officials notified the RMV that Zhukovskyy’s license was suspended following his arrest in May of 2019. But Massachusetts transportation officials failed to respond, Morin claims, and the notification of Zhukovskyy’s suspension fell into a backlog of thousands of out-of-state license suspension notifications.



The RMV’s error would have dire consequences weeks later, Morin states in his lawsuit.
 
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