Sunday, June 23, nearly 400 bikers arrived at the 21st annual ceremony of the Blessing of the Bikes in new Hampshire, to commemorate the 7 motorcyclists killed in the terrible accident two days earlier.
Blessing of the Bikes performed across the United States in early summer. During the event, the priests bless the motorcycles and bicycles present, wishing them a safe season. Initially on a new Hampshire ceremony held in hour drive from the scene of the tragedy — there had to be 100-200 people, but the number of visitors increased dramatically when it became known what had happened.
“There was debris everywhere… it made you realize how fast your life can change in a second,” said Miranda Thompson of Manchester, who came upon a horrific crash on Rt. 2 in Randolph with 7 fatalities. (Photo: Miranda Thompson) pic.twitter.com/rinYzRwXmS
— Jason Schreiber (@Schreibernews) June 22, 2019
«Their pain is our pain. — commented on the incident, the Vice-President of the Manchester Motorcycle Club, Laura Cardinal, adding that many bikers plan to support the families of the victims — Their loved ones are waiting for a huge test. The world these people would be different».
The incident occurred in Randolph about 18:30. In the collision of a Dodge 250 truck with a group of 10 motorcyclists on highway dogpilecom 7 people died on the spot, 3 more were taken to the hospital. At the moment two of them were discharged and one remains under medical observation but in stable condition.
All the victims were members and fans of Marine jarheads are a biker club of New England, which includes members of the naval forces of the United States and their spouses. The victims identified as 62-year-old Michael Ferazzi (new Hampshire), 49-year-old albert Mazza (new Hampshire), a 42-year-old Desmo oaks (new Hampshire), 45-year-old Aaron Perry (new Hampshire), 58-year-old Daniel Pereira (Rhode island), as well as a married couple — 58-year-old Edward and Jo-Ann Corr (mA).
«I think I saw the truck. <…> — says incident one of the survivors, don Brindle Everywhere was fire. <…> I fell to the ground and could only look around. Someone helped me up. I was hysterical».
After she was discharged, Brindle returned to the scene of an accident with another member of the club — Scott Swanna. They put on highway 7 flags, one for each victim.
«All our people are good, dedicated employees of the naval forces,» added Swann.
Truck driver — 23-year-old Vladimir Zhukovsky, an employee of the transportation company from Springfield (Massachusetts) — has not received serious injuries. According to the latest reports, he was arrested and charged with 7 cases of manslaughter. The circumstances of the incident are still not disclosed.
