Man charged in West Side Highway bike path terror attack to go on trial Monday

LOWER MANHATTAN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The man charged in the deadliest terror attack in New York since September 11 will go on trial on Monday.

Prosecutors say Sayfullo Saipov plowed a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists along the West Side Highway on Halloween in 2017, killing eight people.
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Saipov pleaded not guilty to charges that include murder in the aid of racketeering.

This is the first federal death penalty trial of the Biden Administration.


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If Saipov is convicted, the jury would decide whether he deserves the death penalty or life in prison.

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