LietKynes
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Could my thread be merged into the earlier thread ?
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"The driver in a western New Hampshire crash that killed seven bikers was arrested Monday, prosecutors say.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, of West Springfield, Mass., was arrested at his home around 8 a.m., the New Hampshire Attorney General's office said in a statement.
Zhukovskyy was taken into custody on a fugitive from justice charge by Massachusetts State Police, according to the statement, after a New Hampshire warrant was issued for his arrest on seven counts of negligent homicide.
Massachusetts State Police said in a statement that a large number of packets suspected to contain heroin were found in Zhukovskyy's residence. Police are testing the residue to determine whether the substance is a narcotic. If so, he will also be charged with a drug offense."
Truck Driver Arrested In New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash That Killed 7
I wonder if his employer required a drug test after the accident. Some employers drug free policies will state that if you are at fault, and drugs are found in your blood stream, they will not provide you medical care, or legal representation.Wow. Seven counts of negligent homicide and probable drug charges.
Next question, were drugs involved in the crash? moo
Wow. Seven counts of negligent homicide and probable drug charges.
Next question, were drugs involved in the crash? moo
I wonder if his employer required a drug test after the accident. Some employers drug free policies will state that if you are at fault, and drugs are found in your blood stream, they will not provide you medical care, or legal representation.
Usually when you go to the hospital, they ask you if your injury is work related. If the driver went to the hospital, stated yes, it was work related, then maybe. The company drug policy would be the deciding factor. If police expected him of being under the influence, they may have requested he be drug tested. (FYI - marijuana stays in your system for 37 days. I used to have to rescind job offers when the drug test came back.)His employer said that the driver had not called him and he wasn't accepting the employers phone calls. That was in a Sunday article posted on WS.
Would the police have been able to test him?
Usually when you go to the hospital, they ask you if your injury is work related. If the driver went to the hospital, stated yes, it was work related, then maybe. The company drug policy would be the deciding factor. If police expected him of being under the influence, they may have requested he be drug tested. (FYI - marijuana stays in your system for 37 days. I used to have to rescind job offers when the drug test came back.)
I looked up the employer. It is a very small company, like 5 employees. In my opinion, there likely is not a drug policy. I’m sure they have the required insurance, or they wouldn’t be in business. I think financially, it will devastate the employer, and bankruptcy will be forthcoming. There’s no way a small employer, even with good insurance, can recover from the legal aspect of this. JMO.
RIP to all the lost souls and their families.
The driver has been arrested.
Pickup truck driver arrested following New Hampshire highway collision that left 7 motorcyclists dead
Edit:
I did not read the other thread. Feel free to move or delete this post.
I suggested this thread can be merged into the other one ?
Maybe I should pm a mod ?
Also it appears the truck driver has a criminal record for dui's :
Randolph NH Crash: Truck Driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy Charged – CBS Boston
"...According to Zhukovskyy’s driving record, he was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Connecticut on May 11. Zhukovskyy was charged with operating under the influence in 2013 and his license was suspended because he was listed as an “immediate threat....” Emph. Mine
If that's true, then why was he driving for his employer ?
[FONT=Lato, Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT]Details emerge on Mass. driving record for man accused in deadly NH crash | News | westernmassnews.com
We spoke with the co-owner of Westfield Transport, the company Zhukovskyy worked for. He told us that Zhukovskyy was a new driver with the company and this was only his second trip.
Did Westfield Transport believe Zhukovskyy had mended his ways ? Or did they not perform a background check on him ?
Eta : I started this thread in "Up to the minute" b/c at the beginning I didn't know if there was criminal intent , as opposed to ' it was just a terrible accident' scenario.
The fact that plastic packages of possible heroin in his home may change this .
He may have been in a drug-induced rage.
This article includes that he was arrested a month ago for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol and Drugs.
If he is in custody and has been on heroin then he will be dope sick by tomorrow's hearing. JMO.
"The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned for failing to terminate the commercial driving license of man whose collision with a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack said in a statement that the RMV failed to act on information provided by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles about an incident involving Zhukovskyy that should have cost him his license. As a result, she accepted the resignation of Erin Deveney."
Official: Driver in motorcycle wreck should've lost license