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Nearly 900 Massachusetts drivers suspended in wake of deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire
Source: USA Today
Nearly 900 drivers suspended in wake of deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY Published 4:46 p.m. ET July 5, 2019 | Updated 1:41 p.m. ET July 6, 2019
BOSTON — The embattled Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has suspended an additional 330 drivers whose past violations in other states had gone unprocessed after thousands of notices piled up in mail bins inside a registry facility for the past 15 months.
The RMV's lapse in processing out-of-state suspensions was discovered in the aftermath of a horrific crash in Randolph, New Hampshire, in which Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a 23-year-old truck driver, crossed a double-yellow line, collided with a group of bikers and killed seven motorcyclists.
In all, 876 Massachusetts drivers whose out-of-state traffic infractions had previously been overlooked have now had their licenses suspended in the two weeks since a deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire exposed severe deficiencies within the RMV.
A total of 1,106 new suspensions – including alcohol-related violations that weren't tracked – have been processed. Some drivers have accounted for multiple suspensions.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, and the state's transportation secretary, Stephanie Pollack, provided the updated figures at a news conference Friday, vowing to fix the problems that have plagued the RMV. That includes an RMV staff reorganization.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY Published 4:46 p.m. ET July 5, 2019 | Updated 1:41 p.m. ET July 6, 2019
BOSTON — The embattled Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has suspended an additional 330 drivers whose past violations in other states had gone unprocessed after thousands of notices piled up in mail bins inside a registry facility for the past 15 months.
The RMV's lapse in processing out-of-state suspensions was discovered in the aftermath of a horrific crash in Randolph, New Hampshire, in which Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a 23-year-old truck driver, crossed a double-yellow line, collided with a group of bikers and killed seven motorcyclists.
In all, 876 Massachusetts drivers whose out-of-state traffic infractions had previously been overlooked have now had their licenses suspended in the two weeks since a deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire exposed severe deficiencies within the RMV.
A total of 1,106 new suspensions – including alcohol-related violations that weren't tracked – have been processed. Some drivers have accounted for multiple suspensions.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, and the state's transportation secretary, Stephanie Pollack, provided the updated figures at a news conference Friday, vowing to fix the problems that have plagued the RMV. That includes an RMV staff reorganization.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/07/05/motorcycle-crash-randolph-new-hampshire-7-dead-drivers-suspended-dui-bikers/1658940001/
This photo provided by Miranda Thompson shows the scene where several motorcycles and a pickup truck collided on a rural, two-lane highway Friday, June 21, 2019 in Randolph, N.H. New Hampshire State Police said a 2016 Dodge 2500 pickup truck collided with the riders on U.S. 2 Friday evening. The cause of the deadly collision is not yet known. The pickup truck was on fire when emergency crews arrived. (Photo: Miranda Thompson, AP)