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

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  • #801
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/11/us/prestige-limousine-chauffer-service-shahed-hussain/index.html?r=https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/



Wasn’t he supposedly there for a medical procedure? What business does he do in Pakistan, the country he fled from bc he was accused of murder?

If he’s really willing and able to come back and make things right, he would already be here. And if it’s heart is broken, it’s probably just because he isn’t going to rake in those sweet six figure dollars for being an informant and he isn’t going to be able to continue make a living ripping people off, in the US at least (hopefully) JMO

If he can afford to live in Dubai, he is doing just fine.
 
  • #802
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/11/us/prestige-limousine-chauffer-service-shahed-hussain/index.html?r=https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/



Wasn’t he supposedly there for a medical procedure? What business does he do in Pakistan, the country he fled from bc he was accused of murder?

If he’s really willing and able to come back and make things right, he would already be here. And if it’s heart is broken, it’s probably just because he isn’t going to rake in those sweet six figure dollars for being an informant and he isn’t going to be able to continue make a living ripping people off, in the US at least (hopefully) JMO


Kindlon’s statements are confusing. He said Hussain goes back and forth to Pakistan and he is willing to cooperate with the investigation and return when needed. Later he said Hussain is in Pakistan for medical reasons. The latest is he is having an operation. Hussain isn’t coming back anytime soon. Authorities have said they can’t force him to return to the US.
 
  • #803
Let’s hope they had life insurance policies too.

Since they have wills I think it’s likely they would have life insurance... IME wills are more complicated/expensive to do than get a life insurance policy so hopefully they have insurance too.
 
  • #804
Kindlon’s statements are confusing. He said Hussain goes back and forth to Pakistan and he is willing to cooperate with the investigation and return when needed. Later he said Hussain is in Pakistan for medical reasons. The latest is he is having an operation. Hussain isn’t coming back anytime soon. Authorities have said they can’t force him to return to the US.
I agree. He's not coming back. jmo
 
  • #805
The owner is out of the country. I kind of doubt that he will be charged anyway. Since he is apparently not involved in the day to day operation of the company.
They should drag in any and everybody who allowed this to happen. The owner, his son, and the State of NY for not having either speed bumps, or flashing yellow lights with warnings of the stop ahead, esp in light of the fact that there was a history of numerous accidents at the same spot. The loss of 20 lives, the devastation to the families and those orphaned children...because of greed and negligence.
 
  • #806
If he can afford to live in Dubai, he is doing just fine.

I don’t doubt that. My point was he’s probably upset the gig is up with being an informant and making six figures for doing so. He seems to have made quite a lot of money during his time in the US. I’m sure he’ll just continue to scam people wherever he ends up though.
 
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They should drag in any and everybody who allowed this to happen. The owner, his son, and the State of NY for not having either speed bumps, or flashing yellow lights with warnings of the stop ahead, esp in light of the fact that there was a history of numerous accidents at the same spot. The loss of 20 lives, the devastation to the families and those orphaned children...because of greed and negligence.

Speed bumps on a 55 mph highway, might not be the best idea. Just saying.
 
  • #809
Speed bumps on a 55 mph highway, might not be the best idea. Just saying.
I read it was 50 mph, but that certainly could of/should of been changed. Make it a 40 mph road which slows to 15 mph with speed bumps way before the intersection, along with signage along the way and a yellow flashlight. I bet they’ll do something now.
 
  • #810
I read it was 50 mph, but that certainly could of/should of been changed. Make it a 40 mph road which slows to 15 mph with speed bumps way before the intersection, along with signage along the way and a yellow flashlight. I bet they’ll do something now.
I don't think it matters in this case. Everyday people used that road, within the confines of the law, without incident. These people were going to have an accident with these decrepit vehicles, sketchy drivers, government sanctioned negligence, and utter and complete disregard for human life, somewhere eventually.

They should have named their company the, "Take Your Chances" Limo service!
 
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Fires trail Hussain family

Fires trail Hussain family

Such a shady family. I remember reading that the wife died but I don’t remember details. I wasn’t able to find an obituary or anything relating to her passing.
 
  • #812
Speed bumps on a 55 mph highway, might not be the best idea. Just saying.

Yes. Speed bumps would likely not have helped a 8000 pound vehicle with bad breaks barreling down a 7% incline. Might have actually caused the vehicle to roll
 
  • #813
Yes. Speed bumps would likely not have helped a 8000 pound vehicle with bad breaks barreling down a 7% incline. Might have actually caused the vehicle to roll

Or even caused it to go airborne Hollywood style.
 
  • #814
I have driven on roads in hilly & mountain areas east coast, ny,pa,va, have had an intersection here and there that appeared quicker than expected, although was always was able to stop.
Most have sections of cuts/grooves in the aspault as a warning, (they get my attention).

From reading about the signage on the road seems appropriate, but it only takes a second to miss a sign. If looking in rearview or sideview mirror a sign can be missed.

I think there will be multipy reasons for this avoidable tragedy.
 
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Fires trail Hussain family

Fires trail Hussain family

Such a shady family. I remember reading that the wife died but I don’t remember details. I wasn’t able to find an obituary or anything relating to her passing.

I wonder if the wife really died.
 
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More background info on the limo driver based on previous driving reports, including another accident going through a stop sign.

Limousine driver blamed for crash that injured two in Glens Falls

Although the NTSB stated they expect to delay their prelim report, info that is being reported has included previous limo drivers, riders, and now this specific driver with previous accidents.
 
  • #818
been erratically following with all the madness in the world the last 10 days

so sorry if posted

I had not heard much from our NTSB - that is not how they work. At all

So i just went and got the stuff I missed. I knew they are awesome with media in the first 5 days or so

so here they are -- sorry if posted -- the NTSB not the cops are the lead in this and will be providing answers we want - not cops

 
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Delay Expected as NTSB Looks for Limo Crash Answers
By Jaclyn Cangro | October 11, 2018

Delay Expected as NTSB Looks for Limo Crash Answers

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Sept. 23, 2005: A bus ferrying nursing home residents away from Hurricane Rita caught fire and exploded while stuck on a gridlocked highway south of Dallas, killing 23 people.

- May 9, 1999: A bus heading to a casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ran off a highway on Mother's Day, killing 22 people. Investigators said the driver was impaired by severe medical conditions and use of marijuana and an antihistamine.

- Sept. 21, 1989: A school bus collided with a soft drink trunk and fell into a water-filled pit near Mission, Texas. Twenty-one students were killed and 60 injured.

- May 14, 1988: A church bus returning from an amusement park collided head-on with a pickup near Carrollton, Kentucky, killing 24 children and three adults on the bus.

- May 30, 1986: A speeding Starline Sightseeing Tours coach crashed in a California canyon, killing 21 passengers.

- June 5, 1980: A tour bus carrying mostly senior citizens from Dallas to Branson, Missouri, plunged into a 40-foot ravine near Jasper, Arkansas, killing 20 people and injuring 13.

- May 21, 1976: A bus carrying students from the Yuba City, California, High School choir plunged off a freeway ramp near Martinez, killing 28 students and a teacher.

- Sept. 17, 1963: A makeshift bus carrying 58 migrant workers was struck by a freight train outside Chualar, California. Thirty-two workers died in what remains the deadliest motor vehicle accident in U.S. history.

- Feb. 28, 1958: A bus carrying 48 elementary and high school students went off the road in Prestonburg, Kentucky, lunged down an embankment and into swollen river waters, where it was swept downstream and submerged, killing 27.

- Aug. 4, 1952: Two Greyhound buses collided before dawn south of Waco, Texas, killing 28 people. Many soldiers and airmen were among the dead.

New York limo crash ranks among deadliest US traffic accidents
 
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