4@LEAST
4@LEAST ONE MAINE RIDER-- ARE D@
4@4@
4@4@ AFTER A CRASH WITH A GROUP OF 4@ MOTORCYCLE RIDERS IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE... AND NOW FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING.4@
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I'M CHRIS
COSTA. THE DEADLY CRASH HAPPENED ON
FRIDAY NIGHT ON ROUTE TWO IN
RANDOLPH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.4@
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE SAID
A 2016 DODGE 25-HUNDRED PICKUP
TRUCK COLLIDED WITH A GROUP OF
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FROM THE4@4@
JARHEADS MOTORCYCLE CLUB ON THAT
TWO-LANE HIGHWAY IN
RANDOLPH. 4@
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING
TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE
CRASH.
BUT THEY DID IDENTIFY THE DRIVER
OF THE TRUCK AS 4@
VOLODOYMYR ZHUKOVSKYY OF WEST
SPRINGFIELD,
MASS.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. THE PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH APPEARED
TO BE CARRYING A FLATBED
TRAILER,4@
WAS ON FIRE WHEN EMERGENCY CREWS
ARRIVED.
ARRIVED.
4@
4@ THE
4@ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHERN MAINE CHAPTER OF THE
JARHEADS CONFIRMED TO NEWS
CENTER MAINE THAT ONE
MAINE RIDER DIED IN THE CRASH.
HE DID NOT IDENTIFY THAT RIDER,
BUT SAID THEY WERE A4@
MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN MAINE4@
CHAPTER
CHAPTER OF THE JARHEADS. NEWS CENTER MA4@INE'S SHANNON MS IS LIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
TONIGHT.
SHANNON -- POLICE JUST HELD A
NEWS CONFERENCE TO UPDATE THE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. SHANNON LIVE
SHANNON LIVE 4@4@
4@4@
4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@4@ A MOTORCYCLE GROUP RIDING ALONG ROUTE 4@TWO IN RANDOLPH NEW
HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY TOOK A VIOLENT
TURN WHEN POLICE SAY A PICK UP
TRUCK HAULING A CAR TRAILER
STRUCK THE GROUP. 4@
SEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED THREE
INJURED.
THEY WERE ALL PART OF JAR HEADS
MC, A MOTORCYCLE GROUP MADE UP
OF
ACTIVE AND VETERAN MARINES F4@R
NEW ENGLAND.4@
SOT FOR COL. THIS WAS DESCRIBED
BY OUR OWN MAN AS ONE OF THE
MOST
GRUESOME SCENES I'VE EVER WORKED
ON I HAD MY MOST SENIOR
INVESTIGATORS ON THE CASE AND 4@
THAT'S HOW THEY DESCRIBED IT TRT
114@
ON SATURDAY FRIENDS OF THE THOSE
4@
4@ KILLED
4@ KILLED AND INJURED MOURNED AT THE SITE OF THE CRASH. THEY
COLLECTED MOTORCYCLE4@
PIECES AND PERSONAL BELO4@NGINGS
FROM THE DEBRIS
SCATTERED ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD.
TRAVIS HOOD AND CHLOE LAMONTAGNE
WERE SOME OF4@
THE FIRST PEOPLE TO COME ACROSS
THE CRASH FRIDAY. 4@
HOOD SAID HE DID WHAT HE COULD
TO HELP.4@
SOT I PUT A TOURNIQUET IT AROUND
HIS LEG I TOOK MY BELT OFF
HE HAD A KNIFE ON HIS BACK AND I
WAS ABLE TO MAKE ANOTHER NOTCH
IN
HIS BELT TO PULL IT TIGHT TRT
;10
WHAT THIS COUPLE SAW IS
SOMETHING THEY WILL NEVER UNSEE@
4@
4@ SOT
4@ SOT "
4@ SOT " SCENE OUT OF A MOVIE LOOKED 4@
LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED A BOMB
RIGHT THERE 4@THEY WERE PARTS A
4@PIECES AND BODIES AND BODY
PARTS."
TRT 10
BILL BROWN AN RETIRED ARMY
VETERAN AND ALSO AN AVID4@
MOTORCYCLIST CAME TO THE SPOT
WHERE THE CRASH HAPPENED TO PAY
MOTORCYCLIST CAME TO THE SPOT WHERE THE CRASH HAPPENED TO PAY@ HIS RESPECTS.
SOT " IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
SERVICE THEIR BROTHERS IN ARMS
THEY WERE DOING THINGS THEY LIKE
TO DO GETTING TOGETHER HAVING
A GOOD TIME IN THIS TRAGEDY
JESUS." TRT :08 4@
THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIMS ARE
JESUS." TRT :08 4@ THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIMS ARE@
NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL4@
MOST
MOST LIKELY UN4@TIL TOMORROW4@ MORNING. IT BEEN A CHALLENGE TO LOCATE AND NOTIFY ALL OF THE
FAMILIES INVOLVED.
WE DO KNOW THE NAME OF THE
DRIVER. HE'S 23 YEAR OLD
VOLODOYMYR ZHUKOVSKYY OF WEST
4@SPRINGFIELD,
MASS. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED
THIS INVESTIGATION IS JUST IN
THE BEGINNING 4@
STAGES. OFFICIALS FROM THE NTSB,
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD ARE HERE TO HELP
WITH WHAT WE'RE TOLD WILL BE A
LENGTHY INVESTIGATION.
4@
4@
4@4@4@4@4@4@ MAINE HAS TWO CHAPTERS OF THE JARHEADS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
-- ONE IN TOPSHAM, AND ANOTHER4@
SOUTHERN MAINE CHAPTER BASED IN
YORK COUNTY NEAR WELLS4@. 4@
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
NORTHERN CHAPTER, KRIS
CRAWFORD, TOLD NEWS CENTER MAINE
THAT ONE MEMBER OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINE CHAPTER DIED IN
THE CRASH.
HE SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL DOZEN
RIDERS... ALL GOING TO4@
RANDOLPH FOR THE YEARLY MEETING
OF THE MOTORCYCLE
CLUB. 4@
CRAWFORD SAID HE WAS PLANNING
TO GO DOWN LAST NIGHT 4@
TOO, UNTIL HE CHANGED HIS MIND
AT THE LAST MINUTE -- AND 4@
LATER LEARNED OF THE HORRIFIC
CRASH WHILE BACK IN MAINE.
"IT'S UNTHINKABLE. EVERYBODY'S
HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME 4@ PROCESSING IT AS A REALITY.
4@THESE GUYS WERE THE DRIVING
FORCE 4@OF4@
THIS CLUB. THEY WOULD WANT TO 4@
KEEP EVERYBODY MOTIVATED AND
SET THE GOALS FOR OUR CLUB.
BASICALLY WERE THE DRIVING4@
FORCE TO PUSH EVERYONE ELSE OUT
AND DO THE BEST THEY COULD4@
FOR THE VETERAN COMMUNITY,
SPECIFICALLY MARINES, BUT VETERANS HAS A WHOLE. THEY ARE HEROES IN MY EYES AND I THINK 4@
MOST EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS THEM
WOULD AGREE. AT THE LAST SECOND@
I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY
TO GO DOWN. IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY,
IT'S SAVE MY LIFE. WE NEED TO
REALLY PULL TOGETHER NOW
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A
REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR US FOR A
WHILE. FOR A LONG TIME WE'RE
GOING TO FEEL THIS FOR A LONG
TIME. " 4@
MA4@INE'S MOTORCYCLE COMMUNITY
IN SHOCK, AND 4@
4@4@4@
4@4@4@ WAITING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY. 4@
WE SPOKE TO RIDERS IN MAINE WHO
ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT
FRIDAY'S CRASH... AND PRAYING
FOR THE FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED
ONES.
4@
ONES. 4@
ONES. 4@ RIDERS RUMBLE INTO L-A HARLEY
DAVIDSON FOR THE WEEKLY OP4@EN4@
HOUSE.4@4@
WE SEE THE SAME CUSTOMERS EVERY
SATURDAY." . BUT THIS SATURDAY IS DIFFERENT. 4@
"IT'S
"IT'S A
"IT'S A SAD DAY. LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. IT'S A SAD DAY."4@ THE CRASH THAT KILLED SEVEN
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE IS ON EVERYONE'S
MINDS.4@
OH YEAH, EVERYONE IS. EVERYONE."
DENIS WEBBER IS A MARINE AND
BIKER JUST LIKE THE MEMBERS OF
JARHEADS M-C KILLED ON FRIDAY
NIGHT.
OH, DEVASTATING. WHEN MY WIFE
SHOWED ME THE PICTURE, I FELT 4@
4@DR4@AINED FOR A SECOND. TO THK
THAT SEVEN OF THEM, ALL GOOD4@4@
FRIENDS LIKE THAT SHOW THE
SHRUG"
SHRUG"
YOU
YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, UH SIGH IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S A HORRIFIC 4@
YOU KNOW, UH SIGH IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S A HORRIFIC 4@4@ SITUATION."
JOHN STORY HAS BEEN SELLING
BIKES AT L-A HARLEY DAVIDSON
FOR 13 YEARS. 4@
BIKES AT L-A HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR 13 YEARS. 4@4@ "WE WERE OPEN AT 9 O-CLOCK
SOLD THREE BIKES IN 30 MINUTES.@
... BUT HAS NEVER HEARD OF A
CRASH SO DEADLY.4@
"THERE'S SEV4@EN FAMILIES NOW TT
LOST A LOVED ONE."4@
HE SAYS CRASHES LIKE THIS CAN
MAKE
MAKE BIKERS THINK TWICE. I'M SURE SOME PEOPLE SEE THIS AND SAY, 'PSH, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.@
HE'S HOPING DRIVERS WILL LOOK
TWICE. AND WATCH OUT4@
FOR BIKERS.
RIDERS CONNECTED BY TWO BONDS:4@
THE MILITARY, AND
MOTORCYCLES.
"IN THE SERVICE, Y4@OU HAVE THE
BACK, THEY HAVE YOURS.4@ YOU NE
MOTORCYCLES. "IN THE SERVICE, Y4@OU HAVE THE BACK, THEY HAVE YOURS.4@ YOU NE@
THEM THERE, YOU WANT THEM THERE.
4@4@
4@4@ THEY
4@4@ THEY GOT YOUR BACK AND VICE VERSA."
THE STORE'S FLAGS AT HALF STAFF
ARE A SOLEMN REMINDER 4@
OF
OF WHAT
OF WHAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS LOST. 4@IT HITS HOME. IT'S A BROTHERHOOD."
4@
BROTHERHOOD." 4@ HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
STATISTICS FOR MOTORCYCLE 4@
CRASHES IN BOTH MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE.4@
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATS FROM THE
GOVERNORS
HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION SHOW
THAT 15 PEOPLE DIED IN
2017 AND 18 IN 2016.
IN MAINE, THERE WERE 21 DEADLY
CRASHES LAST YEAR, 27 IN 2017,
204@
204@
4@
4@ IN
4@ IN 2016, 31 IN 2015, AND 12 IN 2014. THESE NUMBERS WERE FROM
THE 4@
MAINE DOT.
MAINE DOT.
PEOPLE
PEOPLE ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE COUNTRY ARE SENDING PRAYERS
PEOPLE ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE COUNTRY ARE SENDING PRAYERS@ AND SUPPORT TO THE VICTIMS AND
THEIR FAMILIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
FELLOW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS... NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S
GOVERNOR... AND EVEN4@
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES ARE
OFFERING CONDOLENCES TO THOSE
WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN THE
CRASH.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND THOUGHTS OR
PRAYERS -- COMMENT ON THIS
STORY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
4@
AND PEOPLE HAVE DONE A LOT MORE
THAN JUST POST ABOUT IT.
A GO FUND ME PAGE WAS CREATED
AND ALREADY IN JUST 4@
EIGHT HOURS OVER 55 THOUSAND
DOLLARS HAVE BEEN RAISED. WE
HAVE THE LINK TO THIS ON OUR
WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP.