Schoharie limo crash Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

01 Sep

“Abby’s Reading Corner” debuts as tribute to Abigail Jackson, Amsterdam teacher who died in Schoharie limo crash

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Abigail “Abby” Jackson taught reading at Lynch Literacy Academy. Some students, such as Parker McHeard, learned even more.“Her class was my favorite,” said McHeard, a senior at Amsterdam High School. “No matter what happened, she was smiling and treated everyone the same.”One of Amsterdam High’s courtyards officially has been named “Abby’s Reading Corner,” in remembrance of the teacher who died in the Schoharie limousine crash. The crash, which occurred on Oct. 6, 2018, killed all 17 passengers, the driver, and two nearby pedestrians. Jackson was one of eight family members who all perished in the crash. Her three sisters, Allison King, Mary Dyson,…

23 Aug

Schoharie limo crash: Nauman Hussain seeks bail during appeals process

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Following his convictions on manslaughter charges due to his role in the deaths of 20 people from a 2018 limousine crash in Schoharie, Nauman Hussain is asking a judge to be released on bail during his appeals process. Hussain was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison in May after a judge first rejected a plea deal last year that would have given him community service and probation in lieu of prison time. Hussain’s attorneys are scheduled to argue for bail on Friday before state Supreme Court Justice John Egan Jr., the Times Union first reported. He is…

27 Jun

Mavis Discount Tire reaches settlements with four Schoharie limo crash victim estates

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ALBANY — Settlement were reached this week between Mavis Discount Tire and four estates of those killed in the deadly Schoharie limousine crash, according to new court documents. Terms of the financial agreements are unknown: Acting State Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman ordered the court documents sealed, citing ongoing settlement negotiations with the other estates of those killed in the Oct. 6, 2018 crash. Families of the 20 victims sued Mavis after an investigation into the crash revealed that the company's Saratoga Springs location serviced the brakes of the stretched 2001 Ford Excursion SUV in the months leading up to…

01 Jun

Schoharie Limo Crash: Mavis reaches settlements with some families of those killed

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ALBANY — Some families of those killed in the 2018 Schoharie limousine crash have “agreed in principle” to settlements with Mavis Discount Tire in their wrongful death lawsuits against the auto repair chain, according to new court documents. The documents were handed down Wednesday, the same day that Nauman Hussain, the 33-year-old operator of Prestige Limousine & Chauffeur Service, received a 5-to-15 year state prison sentence after being convicted of manslaughter earlier in May for his role in the Oct. 6, 2018 crash that killed 20. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman in a case management order said that “some of…

30 May

Schoharie limo crash: FBI briefs victims’ families; Nauman Hussain sentencing set for Wednesday

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SCHOHARIE — The FBI met with the families of those killed in the Oct. 6, 2018 Schoharie limousine crash on Tuesday to discuss the connections Shahed Hussain, the owner of Prestige Limousine & Chauffeur Service, had with the agency. Kevin Cushing, whose son Patrick was one of the 20 individuals killed in the crash, said the two-hour meeting "was expansive," and included information on Hussain's work with the agency as well as the details on the FBI's internal investigation into its past connection with the owner of the Wilton-based company. But, Cushing said that the meeting "shed no new light as to…

02 May

Santabarbara introduces bill to reconvene limo task force related to 2018 Schoharie crash

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ALBANY — Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is pushing to reconvene a task force established to study limousine safety hazards related to a 2018 tragedy in Schoharie that killed 20 people. The group was last active in October, releasing a report to the state Legislature which provided policy recommendations, including new standard mandates on extended driver training and equipping decade-old limousines with side-impact protection devices.Some of the group members, before the report was released, expressed concern that the final meeting was closed to the public and the narrative didn't pin enough scrutiny on agency regulators.The Rotterdam Democrat recently introduced a bill to revisit…