LANCASTER — Jurors in the Coos County Superior Court on Tuesday found truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty after 11 days of testimony of all 15 charges in the fatal crash that killed seven members of the Jarhead Motorcycle Club three years ago.
Killed in the June 21, 2019, crash on Route 2 in Randolph were Albert Mazza, 59, of Lee, Michael Ferazzi, 62, of Contoocook; Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, Rhode Island; Jo-Ann and Edward Corr, both 58, of Lakeville, Mass.; Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord; and Aaron Perry, 45, of Farmington.
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As some one who lives in the area and has a son who rides a motorcycle, I have followed this case closely. Several things struck me as strange…the prosecution never called a StatexTrooper who had been in scene and questioned some of the survivors! One member told him he had had @seversl” drinks…so many that he decided to drive the truck rather than his bike! The Trooper admitted that he did not pass that information on to other Troopers investigating the accident. One has to wonder why. Just what is the military affiliation of that trooper? Also, it was common knowledge at tge time of the accident that the Jarheads had been staying at a place in the Glen/Jackson Area and had been evicted because of their behavior! That woman was never called but the owner of the Mt. Jefferson was and he praised them and denied that any drinking had taken place. Obviously, that was a lie! The State blew their prosecution. The Defense did their job!
I know several people who got called for jury duty but I have no idea if they got seated. I do know that every single one of them is a good person who would put effort into making sure that a fair verdict was given!
I doubt if this is over for this young man…we all know that the DA doesn’t like to lose a case much less be made a fool. Even our Governor, who should know better, has weighed in and indicated that he still thinks the young man is guilty! He should keep his mouth shut in this…the people spoke and the verdict was not guilty!
Did the Governor issue a statement about the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict? Asking for three friends.
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