A man who co-owned a transportation company that employed a driver involved in a crash in Randolph that killed seven motorcyclists has been sentenced to prison.A judge sentenced Dunyadar Gasanov on Thursday to two months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release.Gasanov pleaded guilty in August to three counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Prosecutors said he tampered with GPS recording devices on the company's trucks and lied about how many hours he and his employees were driving on the day of the crash. Gasanov was the co-owner of Westfield Transport Inc. One of that company's vehicles was involved in a crash five years ago that killed seven motorcyclists and injured three others in Randolph.>> Timeline: Volodymyr Zhukovskyy caseAccording to court documents, Gasanov hired Volodymyr Zhukovskyy as a driver, even though he knew Zhukovskyy had been charged with driving-related issues before. Investigators said Gasanov lied about how and when they met. It was on his first trip as a driver that Zhukovskyy was involved in the Randolph crash. Prosecutors said the company was allowing employees to drive for long hours, sometimes even days, putting people at risk. Prosecutors said Gasanov lied to federal investigators about telling another employee to falsify records, as well. Officials said he lied out of greed, putting his own interests before the safety of others on the road.Gasanov is not allowed to drive commercially during his sentence.
A man who co-owned a transportation company that employed a driver involved in a crash in Randolph that killed seven motorcyclists has been sentenced to prison.
A judge sentenced Dunyadar Gasanov on Thursday to two months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release.
Gasanov pleaded guilty in August to three counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Prosecutors said he tampered with GPS recording devices on the company's trucks and lied about how many hours he and his employees were driving on the day of the crash.
Gasanov was the co-owner of Westfield Transport Inc. One of that company's vehicles was involved in a crash five years ago that killed seven motorcyclists and injured three others in Randolph.
>> Timeline: Volodymyr Zhukovskyy case
According to court documents, Gasanov hired Volodymyr Zhukovskyy as a driver, even though he knew Zhukovskyy had been charged with driving-related issues before. Investigators said Gasanov lied about how and when they met.
It was on his first trip as a driver that Zhukovskyy was involved in the Randolph crash. Prosecutors said the company was allowing employees to drive for long hours, sometimes even days, putting people at risk.
Prosecutors said Gasanov lied to federal investigators about telling another employee to falsify records, as well. Officials said he lied out of greed, putting his own interests before the safety of others on the road.
Gasanov is not allowed to drive commercially during his sentence.