Legal Delayed Homicide Trial Restarts In Fatal 2008 Crane Collapse

摘要

The negligent homicide trial against New York City crane-rental firm owner James Lomma, delayed since November 2011, began on Feb. 21 with a dramatic computer model of the fatal crane collapse that killed two workers in 2008. Prosecutor Eli Cherkasky told a packed courtroom that the cab in which crane operator Donald Leo sat fell 140 ft, killing him and ground worker Ramadan Kurtaj. The lat-ter's father, Uka Kurtaj, later told reporters, "There is nothing that I can do, but I only hope the law puts [Lomma] where he belongs."