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Owner of trucking company pleads guilty to charges in crash that killed 7 motorcycle riders
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/owner-of-trucking-company-pleads-guilty-to-charges-in-crash-that-killed-7-motorcycle-riders/Owner of trucking company pleads guilty to charges in crash that killed 7 motorcycle riders
JASON KANDEL
Aug 14th, 2024, 4:34 pm
The former owner of a Massachusetts trucking company has pleaded guilty to charges related to a crash that killed seven motorcycle riders in New Hampshire.
Dunyadar “Damien” Gasanov, 39, entered his plea on Tuesday to three counts of making false statements to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced in a news release. His former company, Westfield Transport, Inc., employed the driver, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 28, who was involved in the June 21, 2019, crash. The company has since shut down.
“Keeping communities safe takes all forms. In this case, it is about making sure that operators of commercial vehicles adhere to all required safety procedures and regulations,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said in a statement. “We will not forget the lives in June 2019 that relate to this conviction. This defendant flouted those laws that are critical to public safety, and he jeopardized everyone on the road, with tragic consequences here.”
Gasanov was indicted in February 2021, accused of falsifying driving logs to evade federal roadway safety regulations from May 3, 2019, to June 23, 2019, prosecutors said. He instructed at least one employee to falsify records, including the number of permissible driving hours, and made false statements to federal inspectors about manipulating recording devices that track drivers’ hours, authorities said.
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JASON KANDEL
Aug 14th, 2024, 4:34 pm
The former owner of a Massachusetts trucking company has pleaded guilty to charges related to a crash that killed seven motorcycle riders in New Hampshire.
Dunyadar “Damien” Gasanov, 39, entered his plea on Tuesday to three counts of making false statements to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced in a news release. His former company, Westfield Transport, Inc., employed the driver, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 28, who was involved in the June 21, 2019, crash. The company has since shut down.
“Keeping communities safe takes all forms. In this case, it is about making sure that operators of commercial vehicles adhere to all required safety procedures and regulations,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said in a statement. “We will not forget the lives in June 2019 that relate to this conviction. This defendant flouted those laws that are critical to public safety, and he jeopardized everyone on the road, with tragic consequences here.”
Gasanov was indicted in February 2021, accused of falsifying driving logs to evade federal roadway safety regulations from May 3, 2019, to June 23, 2019, prosecutors said. He instructed at least one employee to falsify records, including the number of permissible driving hours, and made false statements to federal inspectors about manipulating recording devices that track drivers’ hours, authorities said.
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