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07/30/2024

1. The Crash

On October 6, 2018, a white Ford Excursion stretch limousine barreled down a hill in Schoharie, New York. Going 100 miles per hour, it plowed through an intersection and into the parking lot of a busy country restaurant. It slammed into a parked car before crashing violently into a ditch. All 17 passengers, the driver, and 2 bystanders died. For those who witnessed the crash, the specter of that white blur will haunt them forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

07/30/2024

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38 min
08/13/2024

3. Devil in the Details

As the investigation into the limo crash unfolds, major bureaucratic failures begin to emerge. The limo failed multiple inspections, received multiple out of service violations, and was ordered off the road three times before the crash. Yet somehow, it still had a valid registration, and was still on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08/13/2024

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43 min
08/20/2024

4. 'It will destroy you'

A grand jury brings criminal charges against Prestige Limousine operator Nauman Hussain, and the Schoharie County District Attorney won't let the National Transportation Safety Board anywhere near the limo wreckage. Meanwhile, the limo families reckon with what happened to their loved ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08/20/2024

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40 min
08/06/2024

2. The Aftermath

An investigation into the cause of the crash begins almost immediately. Meanwhile, state police struggles to identify victims. The Times Union starts to dig into who owns the limo company, and finds some unexpected connections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08/06/2024

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32 min
08/27/2024

5. Roadblocks

The cause of the crash is finally revealed, but some of the details — including text messages from those in the limo — raise more questions. Reporter Larry Rulison continues his investigations, filing stories from his hospital bed as he experiences a major health crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08/27/2024

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40 min
09/03/2024

6. Community Service

The Schoharie county District Attorney and Nauman Hussain’s defense team hammer out a plea deal that devastates the limo families, and raises questions about whether the FBI was protecting the Hussain family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09/03/2024

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40 min
09/17/2024

7. The Informant

The FBI agrees to share an internal investigation into its handling of informant Shahed Hussain amid pressure to answer questions about whether they were shielding his family from misdeeds that led to the limo crash. And Hussain finally breaks his six-year silence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09/17/2024

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52 min
09/24/2024

8. Expect the Unexpected

Limo company operator Nauman Hussain took a plea deal that would spare him prison time. But in a shocking twist, a new judge rejects the plea deal and gives him a choice: prison or trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09/24/2024

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32 min
10/01/2024

9. Scapegoat?

Nearly 5 years after the crash, Nauman Hussain's trial begins in Schoharie. While the prosecution fumbles, the defense deftly raises questions and points to faults in the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/01/2024

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32 min
10/08/2024

10. Justice

Nauman Hussain's trial continues in Schoharie, where shocking testimony from former employees of the Mavis Discount Tire in Saratoga Springs reveals new information about the 2001 Ford Excursion stretch limousine and its maintenance record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/08/2024

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57 min

Getting to the heart of stories that matter in upstate New York.