A judge has rejected a plea deal in a deadly limousine crash in Upstate New York.
the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York
It would have spared Hussain prison time, angering the families of the people killed when brake failure sent a stretch limo full of birthday revelers hurtling down a hill in 2018. Kevin Cushing, who lost his son Patrick in the crash, said the families"have a hope for a bit of justice to be served in the future, where we didn't have any justice served in the past."Hussain, who operated Prestige Limousine, had been charged with 20 counts each of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter in what was the deadliest U.S. transportation disaster in a decade.
Lynch gave Hussain's lawyers the choice of accepting a sentence of 1 1/3 to four years in prison or withdrawing his guilty plea. They chose the latter."Collectively, we made a decision that it would be in the best of all all involved — not only our client, but the members of the community — to put this matter behind them. A little monkey wrench was thrown in that," Seigel said."So the judge forced our hand and we're ready for trial.
Axel Steenburg rented the 2001 Ford Excursion limousine for wife Amy's 30th birthday on Oct. 6, 2018. The party group, ranging in age from 24 to 34, included Axel's brother, Amy's three sisters and two of their husbands, and close friends.
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