June 24, 20196 yr I bet the POS was sniffing his armpits. https://www.npr.org/2019/06/22/735027835/pickup-truck-in-new-hampshire-collides-with-marine-motorcycle-group-leaving-7-de Spoiler A pickup truck in rural New Hampshire struck and killed seven people and injured three on motorcycles Friday night. The crash ignited a small fire in a nearby wooded area and left a wreckage of damaged vehicles and the bodies of victims strewn across the highway. State police said a Dodge pickup truck with an attached flatbed trailer large enough to haul a car was traveling westbound when it plowed into the motorcycles, which were moving eastbound, around 6:30 p.m. Friday, along U.S. 2 in Randolph. Authorities are still investigating what caused the deadly collision. Some witnesses reported seeing the truck swerving just before it struck the bikers. The names of the victims have not been released, but police identified the driver as Volodoymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, of West Springfield, Mass., who survived and has not been charged. A number could not be found for Zhukovskyy in public records. Police said three other motorcyclists were injured, one of whom was airlifted to a local hospital after the crash. Some of the riders were members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, which comprises active and veteran Marines. They were on their way to a bike gathering in northern New Hampshire, said Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, a large motorcycle gathering that ended last weekend. "I can't emphasize enough how horrific this is," St. Clair told NPR. "It's our worst nightmare." The group was on a charity ride connected to an American Legion in Gorham, N.H., according to an online fundraiser set up for the families of the victims. "Jarheads MC has always been about helping veterans and their families and sadly, today we are in need of that same support," wrote Doug Hayward, a member of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club. Hayward said five of the victims were members of the club, and two were supporters. Beatrice Engstrand, a neurologist who was a first responder to the scene, told NPR the crash site looked "horrible." Engstrand was staying at a nearby bed-and-breakfast when the owner pounded on her door and said a doctor was urgently needed outside of the inn. When she rushed out, she saw a grisly scene. "At least three bikers were thrown into the woods, and there were flames over 20 feet high," Engstrand said. "The motorcycles were all chopped up all over the roads, and there were bodies everywhere and people crying." Engstrand put tourniquets on some of the injured, applied compression with towels and belts to bloody wounds and performed triage before emergency responders arrived. "There was death everywhere, people in extremis, people crying," Engstrand said. "Complete devastation. A lot of tension in the air." Before the pickup truck hit the motorcyclists, Estrand said several eyewitnesses told her it appeared to be swerving uncontrollably. Randolph, a remote town of some 300 people, is about a two-hour drive north of Concord, the state's capital. "It's tragic," New Hampshire State Police Capt. Chris Vetter told reporters Friday night. "Our concern right now is with the victims, the victims' families and anybody else who was adversely affected by this accident," he said. St. Clair, the motorcycle event organizer, was not on the scene but said since the collision, he's been fielding a flood of calls from people in the biking community. He said he cannot recall any motorcycle accident in New Hampshire that involved this many fatalities. St. Clair said the section of U.S. 2 where the collision occurred does not have rumble strips, which warn drivers that they are veering onto the highway's shoulder. "There are now some reasonable questions about having them," St. Clair said. "Maybe if they were there, some lives could have been saved." The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to Randolph to help local authorities with the investigation. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told reporters that the crash "clearly struck our state and our citizens in a very serious way." Sununu also pleaded for the privacy of victims' families to be respected. "God bless them all," he said.
June 24, 20196 yr Quote New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told reporters that the crash "clearly struck our state and our citizens in a very serious way."
June 24, 20196 yr Once again, somebody’s first instinct when witnessing or coming up on a bad accident is grabbing their phone and taking pictures.
June 24, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Lat22 said: Once again, somebody’s first instinct when witnessing or coming up on a bad accident is grabbing their phone and taking pictures. hard to know what else they could've done.
June 24, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Lat22 said: Once again, somebody’s first instinct when witnessing or coming up on a bad accident is grabbing their phone and taking pictures. In all honesty, it’s what everyone at home wants them to do. First we get video or pics, and second we get to shake our fists at their inhumanity.
June 24, 20196 yr Shocked that driver didn't get beat to death still strapped in his seat belt. First thought was road rage, but hopefully it was just a shitty accident.
June 24, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, DonnyKerabatsos said: pulling those trailers are not for amateur drivers. True. When I see one start getting a wiggle going I get the hell away from them.
June 24, 20196 yr So, what happened here? Pickup truck veered into the opposite lane and hit a bunch of motorcycles head-on?
June 24, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, XYZ said: So, what happened here? Pickup truck veered into the opposite lane and hit a bunch of motorcycles head-on? Sounds like it.
June 24, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, gsoda3 said: hard to know what else they could've done. cast Healing 2!!!!
June 25, 20196 yr My wild ass assumption is he fell asleep or was texting. Those hotshot drivers are a shady group. I used to be one and I was shady af.
June 25, 20196 yr 18 hours ago, DonnyKerabatsos said: pulling those trailers are not for amateur drivers. Looks like he was pulling the gooseneck with a gasser instead of a diesel so definitely an amateur.
June 25, 20196 yr pulling those trailers are not for amateur drivers.Da. But in Soviet Russia, trailer guides you.
June 25, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Neonmoon said: A russian "accidentally" took out 7 people in a motorcycle gang.... riiiiiiiiight The Hugo batsignal
June 25, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said: The Hugo batsignal He can't see it, it's not in the CR. He'd be burned alive like a vampire seeing the sun if he ever ventured out of the CR.
June 25, 20196 yr 41 minutes ago, Neonmoon said: A russian "accidentally" took out 7 people in a motorcycle gang.... riiiiiiiiight Dale Gribble, is that you?
June 25, 20196 yr 35 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: He can't see it, it's not in the CR. He'd be burned alive like a vampire seeing the sun if he ever ventured out of the CR. Sweet.
June 26, 20196 yr RIP rode motorcycles my whole life up until my oldest son was born. pretty good chance I'll never ride again because of dumbfucks like this who can't watch the fucking road. sucks because it is truly one of the greatest freedoms you can experience on this planet.
June 26, 20196 yr On 6/24/2019 at 3:55 PM, XYZ said: So, what happened here? Pickup truck veered into the opposite lane and hit a bunch of motorcycles head-on? If you’ve ever had someone do that to you, you’re paralyzed how to respond in the moment. Do you veer into their correct lane? Hope they notice? Drive yourself off the road?
June 26, 20196 yr 23 hours ago, Texas_Rocks said: Killer is a crack/meth head. Shocker! That haircut looks so stable. Yeah, not his first accident either.
June 27, 20196 yr https://www.wmur.com/article/timeline-driving-history-of-volodymyr-zhukovskyy-who-is-charged-in-randolph-crash/28199481
June 27, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, hopkinsnhorns said: https://www.wmur.com/article/timeline-driving-history-of-volodymyr-zhukovskyy-who-is-charged-in-randolph-crash/28199481 Quote In addition, the head of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, Erin Deveny, resigned after learning Zhukovskyy's license should have been suspended following the OUI charge in Connecticut. Wow. That’s some unexpected accountability/responsibility. That wouldn’t happen in Texas, that sounds like something you hear about from Japan.
June 30, 20196 yr On 6/24/2019 at 9:31 AM, clapclapclap said: St. Clair said the section of U.S. 2 where the collision occurred does not have rumble strips, which warn drivers that they are veering onto the highway's shoulder. "There are now some reasonable questions about having them," St. Clair said. "Maybe if they were there, some lives could have been saved." I guess I missed something. How would rumble strips have helped in this particular case?
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