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139 MPH Crash Sends Two to Prison
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Two men face prison time after a deadly crash caused by speeds over 130 mph in a 30 mph zone—driver Uways Hussain gets 11 years and 8 months, passenger Usmon Mahmood gets 12 years and 9 months for aiding and abetting. The crash, on March 9th, killed 50-year-old Sylvester Abayomi after Hussain ran a red light. Shocking footage filmed by the suspects shows them weaving, running lights, and inhaling from balloons while speeding dangerously. The judge called it “wholly unnecessary and entirely avoidable,” a “sustained, deliberate and escalating course of highly dangerous conduct.” Mahmood’s conviction as a passenger is rare. Abayomi’s partner remembered him as a gentle, beloved man—this tragedy underscores the devastating cost of reckless driving.
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