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Back in the morning of June 21 2019, a man by the name of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy used fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine before starting work in his 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 Tradesman crew-cab pickup truck.*

That same day, another individual – a member of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a Marine veterans group – partook of a few handfuls of beer (to a blood-alcohol content of 0.135 percent) before continuing with his mates to the group’s fundraiser goal.*

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a trucker recently acquitted despite the 7-count rider deaths I June of 2019. Media sourced from iTrucker / the New Hampshire State Police.With Zhukovskyy driving under the influence back to Massachusetts, the group didn’t know what hit them until the damage was done; and between the ignited truck, bikes, and scattered remains, there was a ****-ton of done damage.

This high-profile case has garnered staggering coverage across the country, but the biggest factor has been that the high-profile case, according to RevZilla, had no winners.*

FILE – In this June 24, 2019, file photo, Volodymyr Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a trucker recently acquitted despite the 7-count rider deaths in June of 2019. Media sourced from WBUR.“[Zhukovskyy] originally faced 23 charges,” explains the report, “but after the prosecution rested its case, the judge threw out eight charges that Zhukovskyy was impaired due to drug use at the time of the crash.”

“He still faced manslaughter and negligent homicide charges, but the jury needed only about two hours of deliberation to find him not guilty.”

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a trucker recently acquitted despite the 7-count rider deaths in June of 2019. Media sourced from USAToday.The factors leaning the jury in favor of the trucker?

1. Whether Zhukovskyy crossed the center line and caused the crash was a biggie; if it was him, then the jury would be more likely to side with the motorcycle group. Unfortunately, both sides gave conflicting stories in the courthouse.
2. Zhukovskyy may have admitted to using drugs and driving under the influence, but the judge’s gander at his blood samples (taken more than 10 hours after Zhukovskyy’s morning medicating) rendered the evidence moot and it was dismissed.

All told, 8 of the 23 charges were tossed in favor of Zhukovskyy, who had been incarcerated since the crash.*

The carnage following an accident involving Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a trucker recently acquitted despite the 7-count rider deaths in June of 2019. Media sourced from NECN.This was the final straw in the domino effect that had the drugged trucker on the road; Zhukovskyy’s transport company never checked his driving record, and his previous charges of DUI weren’t picked up for license suspension.

Naturally, ‘the director of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles resigned in the fallout from those failures, and Westfield Transport later went out of business after paying settlements to families of the victims.’

The conclusion?

The carnage following an accident involving Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a trucker recently acquitted despite the 7-count rider deaths in June of 2019. Media sourced from MassLive.Stay sober, folks – all y’all, not just the cagers.

You might be getting better at playing nicey-nice, but there isn’t a fat enough ‘sorry’ bandaid for something this horrific, so don’t try to make it happen and DO NOT invite chaos into your party for kicks and giggles.*

Giggles require you to be alive, and we prefer all ten of your toes intact for the happy antics.*

ATTGATT always, drop a comment below, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties.*

*Media sourced from MassLive, iTrucker, USA Today,*WBUR, and NECN*

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