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CONCORD, New Hampshire — A truck driver charged in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists had fentanyl, morphine and a chemical found in cocaine in his system that day, and told authorities he often would take drugs before starting work, prosecutors said in a document made public Tuesday. The morning of the June 21, 2019, crash, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy of West Springfield, Massachusetts, consumed two baggies of heroin and half a gram of cocaine, prosecutors wrote in a motion objecting to Zhukovskyy’s request for a bail hearing. [Truck driver was allegedly on drugs before NH crash that killed 7 bikers] Zhukovskyy’s drug use that day was “egregious,” not just because of what happened, but also because he was free on bail on a prior charge of driving under the influence in Connecticut, according to prosecutors. The motion was in response to a request for a bail hearing for Zhukovskyy, which a judge denied.