>> ALL I HEARD WAS AN EXPLOSIO AND DEBRIS. I SAW AL GET THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE. REPORTER: FOR THE COMBAT VETERAN, THE FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CRASH WAS LIKE A WARZONE BUT, WORSE. HE FELT HELPLESS AS SEVEN MEMBERS OF HIS JARHEAD MOTORCYCLE FAMILY PERISHED BEFORE HIS EYES. FELLOW FORMER MARINE MICHAEL FERAZZI, A RETIRED PLYMOUTH MA POLICE SERGEANT AMONG THE DEAD. ,> HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A POLICE OFFICER. THEY WERE ALL GOOD PEOPLE. REPORTER FERAZZ,I A PROUD GRANDFATHER, WORKED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF DOING NH COURT SECURITY. >> YOU COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM AND IT WAS ALWAYS POSITIVE. REPORTER: HE ATTENDED HIS FIRST POLICE ACADEMY WITH PLYMOUTH’S CURRENT POLICE CHIEF WHO SAID HE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MOTORCYCLES AND VERY PATRIOTIC AND PROUD OF HIS SERVICE TO COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY. SERGEANT MICHAEL FERAZZI WAS 6 . ALSO KILLED, ALBERT MAZZA, AARON PERRY, DANIEL PEREIRA, DESMA OAKES, AND JO-ANNE AND EDWARD CORR OF LAKEVILLE. 23-YEAR-OLD VLADIMIR ZHUKOVSKYY WAS DRIVING A TRUCK ALLEGEDL -- DRIVING FOR A SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. EXTRADITED TODAY, HE WILL FACE HOMICIDE CHARGES TUESDAY. HIS TRUCK’S COLLISION WITH THE BIKERS DEVASTATED SO MANY LIVES. >> IT’S TRAGIC FOR THE FAMILIES INVOLVED, TRAGIC FOR THE VICTIMS, AND FOR HIS FAMILY AS WELL. >> IF IT WASN’T FOR THESE GUYS, I DON’T KNOW WHERE I WOULD B
Retired Plymouth police sergeant, former Marine killed in deadly NH motorcycle crash
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Updated: 12:01 AM EDT Jun 25, 2019
A retired Plymouth police sergeant and former Marine was among the seven people killed in a deadly crash involving a Marine motorcycle club in Randolph, New Hampshire, on Friday.Michael Ferazzi, 62, was a proud grandfather who lived in Contookcook, New Hampshire, and was a deputy sheriff working as a court security officer for the Merrimack County Sheriff's Office."He served his country in the Marine Corps, (and) he served his country as a police officer," said Manny Ribeiro, a survivor of the crash. "I mean, we're all just good people.""(He was) a good family man," said Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard. "You could have a conversation with him, and it was always positive."Ferazzi attended his first academy with Plymouth's current police chief, Michael Botieri."(He was) very passionate about motorcycles and very patriotic and proud of his service to the country and the town of Plymouth," Botieri said.The other victims of the crash were identified as: Albert Mazza, 59, of Lee, New HampshireDesma Oakes, 42, of Concord, New HampshireAaron Perry, 45, of Farmington, New HampshireDaniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, Rhode IslandJo-Ann and Edward Corr, both 58, of Lakeville, Massachusetts The driver of the truck involved in the crash, 23-year-old Volodoymyr Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with seven counts of negligent homicide.
BOSTON — A retired Plymouth police sergeant and former Marine was among the seven people killed in a deadly crash involving a Marine motorcycle club in Randolph, New Hampshire, on Friday.
Michael Ferazzi, 62, was a proud grandfather who lived in Contookcook, New Hampshire, and was a deputy sheriff working as a court security officer for the Merrimack County Sheriff's Office.
"He served his country in the Marine Corps, (and) he served his country as a police officer," said Manny Ribeiro, a survivor of the crash. "I mean, we're all just good people."
"(He was) a good family man," said Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard. "You could have a conversation with him, and it was always positive."
Ferazzi attended his first academy with Plymouth's current police chief, Michael Botieri.
"(He was) very passionate about motorcycles and very patriotic and proud of his service to the country and the town of Plymouth," Botieri said.
The other victims of the crash were identified as:
- Albert Mazza, 59, of Lee, New Hampshire
- Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord, New Hampshire
- Aaron Perry, 45, of Farmington, New Hampshire
- Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, Rhode Island
- Jo-Ann and Edward Corr, both 58, of Lakeville, Massachusetts
The driver of the truck involved in the crash, 23-year-old Volodoymyr Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with seven counts of negligent homicide.
