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Syracuse.com: Schoharie limo crash: Man convicted over 20 deaths denied appeal
Syracuse.com - (archive: https://archive.ph/err1l ) Schoharie limo crash: Man convicted over 20 deaths denied appeal
By Geoff Herbert
Published: Nov. 07, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
A man convicted over the deaths of 20 people in an Upstate New York limo crash has been denied an appeal.
The Times Union reports Nauman Hussain, the operator of the company that owned the limousine that crashed in Schoharie County in 2018, is currently serving a sentence of five to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. The state Supreme Court Appellate Division’s Third Department unanimously denied his bid to overturn the conviction, the court announced Friday.
Hussain, 34, managed Prestige Limousine, which owned the stretch-style SUV that went off the road in Schoarie, a village near Albany, when the vehicle’s brakes failed. The limo hit a parked car and trees, killing 17 passengers celebrating a birthday, plus the driver and two bystanders.
Prosecutors said Hussain intentionally failed to conduct required, routine state inspections on the 2001 Ford Excursion, and that the checks would have revealed brake defects and prevented the wreck. He was convicted of second-degree manslaughter during a 2023 jury trial and is currently serving his sentence at Attica state prison.
Hussain’s attorneys claimed there was insufficient evidence for a conviction and argued that his punishment was too severe.
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By Geoff Herbert
Published: Nov. 07, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
A man convicted over the deaths of 20 people in an Upstate New York limo crash has been denied an appeal.
The Times Union reports Nauman Hussain, the operator of the company that owned the limousine that crashed in Schoharie County in 2018, is currently serving a sentence of five to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. The state Supreme Court Appellate Division’s Third Department unanimously denied his bid to overturn the conviction, the court announced Friday.
Hussain, 34, managed Prestige Limousine, which owned the stretch-style SUV that went off the road in Schoarie, a village near Albany, when the vehicle’s brakes failed. The limo hit a parked car and trees, killing 17 passengers celebrating a birthday, plus the driver and two bystanders.
Prosecutors said Hussain intentionally failed to conduct required, routine state inspections on the 2001 Ford Excursion, and that the checks would have revealed brake defects and prevented the wreck. He was convicted of second-degree manslaughter during a 2023 jury trial and is currently serving his sentence at Attica state prison.
Hussain’s attorneys claimed there was insufficient evidence for a conviction and argued that his punishment was too severe.
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