It’s been greater than three years since seven motorcyclists died in a significant crash in New Hampshire, however the pickup truck driver accused of inflicting their deaths will lastly go on trial.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, is accused of driving underneath the affect when his pickup truck crossed the middle line of U.S. Route 2 in Randolph, N.H., on June 21, 2019.
He faces eight counts of negligent murder, seven counts of negligent murder — DUI, eight counts of reckless manslaughter, one rely of DUI aggravated fee with critical damage and one rely of reckless conduct with a lethal weapon.
The jury was seated at Coos County Superior Court in Lancaster, N.H., on Wednesday. Jurors are scheduled to view two websites related to the case on Monday and the trial is scheduled to start in courtroom on Tuesday.
New Hampshire State Police responded to the crash at round 6:30 p.m. on June 21, 2019, and located a chaotic scene: the 2016 Dodge Ram pushed by Zhukovskyy, with a trailer connected, was “fully engulfed in flames” off the eastbound facet of the freeway and the street was suffering from bikes, particles and the our bodies of the crash victims.
The on-scene investigation decided that the pickup was westbound when it crossed over into the trail of 15 bikes, in line with an affidavit filed within the case. When all of the autos got here to relaxation, seven motorcyclists and their passengers — all members of Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a membership made up of Marine veterans and their spouses — lay useless.
Those killed have been Michael Ferazzi, 62, of Contoocook, N.H.; Albert Mazza Jr., 59, of Lee, N.H.; Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, R.I.; Jo-Ann and Edward Corr, each 58, of Lakeville, Mass.; Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord, N.H.; and Aaron Perry, 45, of Farmington, N.H.
Drug assessments discovered fentanyl, morphine and benzoylecgonine in Zhukovskyy’s blood, the Herald reported. At the time of the incident, he was a licensed drug truck driver regardless of a poor driving report together with an working underneath the affect arrest in Connecticut simply the month earlier than.
The trial was initially set to begin on the finish of that November, however was delayed.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”