 Kindlon added, however, that he had been advised the state could press 20 counts of the charge, one for each victim, and ask for the terms to be served consecutively, which would result in a 26–80-year sentence.He complained that the state had "jumped the gun", since Mallery had told him the day before that charges might not be filed for months, due to the seriousness of the accident.Kindlon conceded the limo had minor safety issues which the state told Prestige to fix, but said it did not reach the criminal level.