Names Of 7 New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Victims Released

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has released the names of the seven people who died in a mass casualty accident in Randolph on June 21, 2019, after a pickup truck, hauling a vehicle trailer, smashed into 10 motorcycles. The bikers – members of the JarHeads Semper Fi Motorcycle Club, made up on Marine veterans – were attending a reunion in the North Country and had left their bed and breakfast when the crash occurred. Officials identified the driver of the truck – Volodoymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, of West Springfield, MA – who was working for Westfield Transportation at the time of the accidents.

Four of the victims were from New Hampshire: Michael Ferazzi, 62, of Contoocook; Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord; Albert Mazza, 59, of Lee; and Aaron Perry, 45, of Farmington. Joanne and Edward Corr, both 58, of Lakeville, Massachusetts, also perished in the crash. Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, RI, also passed away.

New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval determined that all seven died as a result of blunt trauma.

All five men were members of the JarHeads club. Both Joanne Corr and Oakes were supporters of the club, according to acting-Attorney Jane Young. The families are requesting privacy at this difficult time, she noted.

Joshua Morin, 45, of Dalton, MA, is still at Maine Medical Center being treated. Stephen Lewis, 58, of Brimfield, MA, was a treated and released from an area hospital. The name of the third injured person was not released.

"That is all of the information we can provide, at this time, on the victims and the two survivors," Young said. "I don't think any of us can understand how these families are doing. I don't think the word 'devastation' can begin to describe the pain and the anguish."

Young offered no details about the investigation but stated it was ongoing and officials were still at the scene – one of the worst crash scenes in New Hampshire history, according to state police investigations – attempting to find out exactly what happened.

Zhukovskyy was reached by phone by WMUR-TV and called it the accident "big tragedy" while adding, "I’m trying to process this with my family. I’m feeling shocked, it happened so fast."

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Gov. Chris Sununu, R-NH, ordered all flags to half-staff on June 24, to honor the victims.

“Friday’s tragedy has struck our state and our citizens in a profound way,” he said in a statement. "I want to express our sincerest condolences and prayers to the victims and their families. Words cannot express the grief we all share in the loss of these seven individuals. The state will ensure that the families affected will have the necessary resources to provide closure to this tragic event."

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