Sayfullo Saipov drove a truck through a New York City bike path in 2017, killing eight people.
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A U.S district judge formally sentenced Sayfullo Saipov to life in prison without parole Wednesday, after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether he should be sentenced to death for a 2017 terrorist attack in which Saipov drove a truck into cyclists and pedestrians in Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring dozens more.Key Facts
Judge Vernon Broderick sentenced Saipov to eight consecutive life sentences plus 260 years on murder, attempted murder and assault charges, New York Southern District Court spokesperson Joseph Pecorino told Forbes.
Saipov also faces two additional life sentences that will be served concurrently for supporting a terrorist organization and violence involving a motor vehicle.
Saipov, a 35-year-old Uzbekistan resident and member of the Islamic State (or ISIS), is expected to serve his sentence in a federal Supermax facility in Colorado, spending at least 22 hours of his day in solitary confinement, Reuters reported.
