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Limo company operator found guilty of manslaughter stemming from crash that killed 20

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A limousine company operator was charged with second-degree manslaughter for a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 dead. A limousine company operator was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter for a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 people dead. Nauman Hussain was in charge of the day-to-day operations of Prestige Limousine when the company rented the stretch Ford Excursion SUV to a group celebrating a 30th birthday party on Oct. 6, 2018. MORE: A 34-year-old dad, a professor and young newlyweds among the 20 killed in limo crash The limo was traveling on a downhill stretch of road when it went through an intersection and crashed into a parked Toyota Highlander in Schoharie, a town about 40 miles away from Albany. All 17 passengers, the driver and two pedestrians were killed. The limo had failed an inspection by the state's Department of Motor Vehicles the month prior to the crash and the driver did not have the appropriate driver’s license to be operating that ...

Ex-Audi chief pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi has pleaded guilty to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal FRANKFURT, Germany -- The former head of Volkswagen's luxury division Audi pleaded guilt y Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker's diesel emissions Scandal , becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. Rupert Stadler answered “yes” to a statement read in court by his attorney that said Stadler admitted wrongdoing and regret for his failure to keep rigged cars off the market even after the Scandal had become public knowledge, the dpa news agency reported. Stadler entered the plea under an agreement with the judge and prosecutors that provides probation instead of jail time and orders him to pay a 1.1 million euro ($1.2 million) fine in return for a thorough admission of guilt. Three lower-ranking managers also have taken plea deals in the 2 1/2-year-long trial ...