The owners of the truck involved in a crash in New Hampshire in June 2019 that killed seven motorcyclists are facing charges of falsifying company driving logs, federal prosecutors announced Friday.Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, 36,.
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The owners of the truck involved in a crash in New Hampshire in June 2019 that killed seven motorcyclists are facing charges of falsifying company records.
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Dunyadar Gasanov was indicted on charges of falsification of records, conspiracy to falsify records and making a false statement to a federal investigator.
Dartanayan Gasanov was indicted on a charge of falsification of records.
Dartanayan Gasanov is scheduled to appear in federal court in Springfield later Friday. Dunyadar Gasanov is wanted by law enforcement.
No defense attorneys were listed in online court records.
The West Springfield men owned now-closed Westfield Transport Inc.
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Investigation following fatal NH crash yields federal charges for owners of Mass. company Share Updated: 12:16 PM EST Feb 26, 2021
Investigation following fatal NH crash yields federal charges for owners of Mass. company Share Updated: 12:16 PM EST Feb 26, 2021
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Show Transcript FROM BOSTON’S NEWS LEADER, THIS IS WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 NEWS AT NOON. ANTOINETTE: WE BEGAN WITH BREAKING NEWS. TWO MASSACHUSETTS MEN INDICTED ON CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A CRASH THAT KILLED SEVEN MOTORCYCLISTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I M ANTOINETTE ANTONIO. ERIKA: I’M ERIKA TARANTAL. THE MOTORCYCLISTS DIED IN JUNE OF 2019 WHEN A TRUCK DRIVEN BY VOLODYMYR ZHUKOVSKYY STRUCK THEM. HE WORKED FOR WESTFIELD TRANSPORT. THE TWO OWNERS OF THAT COMPANY ARE NOW ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING DRIVING LOGS, INSTRUCTING OTHERS TO DO SO, AND MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO INVESTIGATO
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Fallen 7 Memorial in Randolph, N.H. (Photograph courtesy of Tim Soucy.)
A federal grand jury has returned indictments against the owners of a trucking company that hired the driver who crashed into and killed seven motorcyclists, including a former Haverhill man, during the spring of 2019 in Randolph, N.H.
Thirty-six-year-old Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, and 35-year-old Dartanayan Gasanov owners of Westfield Transport, were each indicted on a charge of falsification of records. The older Gasanov, who has eluded arrest, was also indicted on conspiracy to falsify records and making a false statement to a federal investigator. The younger Gasanov was arrested Friday morning and appeared before Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson.