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A limousine company worker who authorities say hired the driver involved in a 2018 limo wreck that killed 20 people in upstate New York was found guilty Wednesday of 20 counts of manslaughter.
Nauman Hussain, who is the son of the limo company’s owner, was convicted in a jury trial of manslaughter in the second degree for each person who died – the driver, all 17 passengers and two pedestrians – in the crash in Schoharie, New York.
Police previously described Hussain as an “operator” for the company, Prestige Limousine Chauffeur Service.
The limo, a 2001 Ford Excursion that was converted into a limousine, was carrying 17 birthday party guests when it went past a stop sign, and crashed into a parked vehicle – an SUV that then struck the two pedestrians – on October 6, 2018, authorities said. The modified limo ended up in a ravine, officials said. It was the deadliest US transportation accident in almost a decade.
Hussain had hired the limo driver, Scott Lisinicchia, despite knowing that Lisinicchia didn’t have the appropriate license to be driving the limo, according to a felony complaint.
The complaint also said Hussain knew or should have known the modified Ford had mechanical and safety deficiencies, including some that would have affected the brakes.
