Truck driver in deadly motorcycle crash faces 7 counts of negligent homicide

The driver of a pickup involved in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire has been arrested and faces seven counts of negligent homicide, officials said Monday.

A press release from Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young’s office says that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, was arrested at his home in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and taken into custody on a “fugitive from justice” charge.

He was scheduled to be in Springfield District Court on the fugitive from justice charge Monday afternoon, according to Kate Spiner, a spokesperson for the deputy attorney general.

That charge is based on an arrest warrant issued Monday charging him with seven counts of negligent homicide, a press release from the deputy attorney general’s office said.

Seven motorcyclists were killed and three others injured on Friday when they collided with Zhukovskyy’s truck which was going the opposite direction, police said.

Motorcycle club members among dead

Among the victims were members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, including some marine veterans and their spouses.

Zhukovskyy was working as a driver for a transportation company based in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the time of the accident and was the sole occupant of the pickup, Coos County Attorney John McCormick said on Saturday.

CNN affiliate WMUR reported that the company was Westfield Transport Inc.

State police collision analysis and reconstruction teams are investigating the crash, along with local police, the Coos County Attorney’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board.