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Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20
Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 The operator and son of the owner of the limousine company involved in the horrific weekend crash that resulted in 20 fatalities in upstate New York over the weekend has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, state police announced at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. Nauman Hussain, the 28-year-old son of Shahed Hussain of Prestige Limousine in Saratoga County, was taken in custody during what police called a controlled traffic stop on I-787 near Albany. Shahed Hussain is currently out of the country, in Pakistan, but will return if asked, his lawyer said. The …

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Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License
Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License The stretch limousine involved in the horrific crash that killed 20 adults over the weekend near Albany failed an inspection in September and was not supposed to be on the road, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday afternoon. The limo driver, identified as 53-year-old Scott Lisinicchia, also did not have the proper license to operate the vehicle, Cuomo told reporters at the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. Cuomo said the state is working on getting a cease-and-desist order to prevent the limousine company, Prestige Limousine, from operating until the National Transportation Safety Bo…

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Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade
Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade This story has been updated. State police released details at a Sunday afternoon press conference of the horrific crash involving a runaway SUV-style stretch limousine that killed 20 people outside a popular tourist stop for fall foliage season in upstate New York. It was the deadliest crash in the U.S. in nearly a decade -- on land or in the air -- since the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which took the lives of 49 people. The mass casualty crash happened just before 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 30 and Route 30A in the Town of Schoharie in…

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20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY 20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY
20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY This story has been updated. State police released details at a Sunday afternoon press conference of the horrific crash involving a runaway SUV-style stretch limousine that killed 20 people outside a popular tourist stop for fall foliage season in upstate New York. It was the deadliest crash in the U.S. in nearly a decade -- on land or in the air --  since the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which took the lives of 49 people. The mass casualty crash happened just before 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 30 and Route 30A in the Town of Schoharie in…

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by Joe Lombardi