RANDOLPH — It has been more than five years since the collision on Route 2 that killed seven motorcyclists, but the criminal repercussions continue.
The owner of the trucking company that employed driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was sentenced on Nov. 21 after pleading guilty to three charges of making false statements to federal investigators.
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