A jury in Harmony, New Hampshire Tuesday discovered a truck driver harmless of inflicting the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a 2019 collision in northern New Hampshire.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was discovered harmless on seven counts of manslaughter, seven counts of negligent murder and one depend of reckless conduct in reference to the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph, New Hampshire.
Jurors deliberated for lower than three hours after a two-week trial throughout which prosecutors argued that Zhukovskyy — who was mentioned to have taken heroin, fentanyl and cocaine earlier on the day of the crash — repeatedly swerved backwards and forwards earlier than the collision and advised police he precipitated it. However a choose dismissed eight prices associated as to if he was impaired, Zhukovskyy’s attorneys blamed the lead biker, Albert “Woody” Mazza Jr., saying he was drunk and never wanting the place he was going when he misplaced management of his motorbike and slid in entrance of Zhukovskyy’s truck.
Mazza was one in all 10 members of the Jarheads Motorbike Membership using on Route 2 within the city of Randolph, New Hampshire when the crash occurred.
Zhukovskyy, who was born in Ukraine, is reported to have remained jailed as of late Tuesday afternoon. It’s unclear when he may be launched. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer on him after the crash and that was executed following the decision. ICE mentioned in a press release that Zhukovskyy has been served a discover to seem earlier than an immigration choose and can stay in ICE custody pending the result of that look. It didn’t say the place he’s being held.
on the time of the crash, Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup and trailer for Westfield Transport Inc. Westfield Transport closed quickly after the deadly crash.
