Son Of Limo Company Owner Arrested, Accused Of Homicide After Deadly Crash

Debris litters the scene of the limousine crash last weekend in Schoharie, N.Y. On Wednesday, Nauman Hussain, identified by police as the operator of Prestige Limousine, was taken into custody.

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Updated at 10:50 p.m. ET

New York State Police have arrested the son of the owner of Prestige Limousine Chauffeur Service, the company involved in the crash that left 20 people dead about 40 miles outside Albany last weekend. Nauman Hussain, whom police described as the company’s “operator,” was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide for his role in the fatal incident.

Authorities noted that police took Hussain into custody after a “controlled traffic stop” on an interstate highway.