East Side Crane Boss Not Guilty in 2008 Collapse

The head of the company responsible for the fatal 2008 Upper East Side crane collapse was acquitted Thursday of two counts of manslaughter and four other charges stemming from the accident.

James Lomma kept a stoic visage as Supreme Court Justice Daniel Conviser read out his verdict, also clearing Lomma of two counts of criminally negligent homicide as well as reckless endangerment and assault.

The May 2008 collapse at East 91st Street and First Avenue sent crane operator Donald Leo, 30, plunging 140 feet to his death and rained a lethal torrent of debris on sewer worker Ramadan Kutaj, 27, who was working below.  Read More