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Sep 8, 2005 | 04:30 PM

needhlp

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Friday, July 29, 2005
FRANKLIN LAKES - A Westchester County man died Thursday afternoon in a crash on Route 287.

Joseph Gianelli, 58 of Irvington, N.Y., was pronounced dead at the scene after his Chevrolet Corvette struck the rear of a tractor-trailer at about 1 p.m., near milepost 65, state police said.

The truck, operated by Clouis Oquinn Jr., 52, of Virginia, was parked on a northbound shoulder when the Corvette plowed into it. Oquinn was not injured, officials said.

The crash was under investigation Thursday evening.

Sep 8, 2005 | 04:57 PM

sk187

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There were some pictures of this accident posted on this forum before.

Nasty accident , I belive he had a vert. The car was under the trailer all the way to the trunk.

Sep 8, 2005 | 05:02 PM

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Yes, it was posted last week. That accident was F'd up.

Sep 8, 2005 | 05:10 PM

BickyDhadwal

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VERY VERY VERY sad accident...it was posted like the above stated last week....graphic pictures....

may he rest in peace

Sep 8, 2005 | 05:16 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 05:18 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 05:18 PM

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I beleive it was a coupe actually.

Sep 8, 2005 | 05:20 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 05:30 PM

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Very sad, but one would have to think that he went VERY quickly......and it appears that only he died.

Russ....

Sep 8, 2005 | 05:32 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 06:10 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 06:31 PM

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Sep 8, 2005 | 06:37 PM

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Z06-JIM

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The pic that was posted left no doubt of the horrible outcome.

Sep 9, 2005 | 12:54 AM

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Wow, missed the pics,but somehow that's just fine

Sep 9, 2005 | 01:06 AM

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Sep 9, 2005 | 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by flynbya2

Wow, missed the pics,but somehow that's just fine

Sep 9, 2005 | 01:45 AM

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SLPRC5

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Originally Posted by Yello95

Blood on the door of the trailer

Hopefully he fell to sleep or passed out..look like he locked his brakes up towards the end.(skid marks behind his trear tires?) prayers go out for him and his love ones

Rsty

Last edited by SLPRC5; Sep 10, 2005 at 01:52 AM.

Sep 9, 2005 | 02:43 AM

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mph1972

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Terrible sight! That is one of the most horrible crash sites I have ever seen.

Sep 9, 2005 | 06:35 AM

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RIP in corvette heaven

Sep 9, 2005 | 06:38 AM

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DocAcumen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RstyNutz

Blood on the door of the trailer

Hopefully he fell to sleep or passed out..look like he locked his brakes up towards the end.(shid marks behind his trear tires) prayers go out for him and his love ones

Rsty

I don't see any brake marks! Only marks I see are about 1 foot or so long! That would not be brakes! As he would have been a few feet under the semi by that time. (and from the blood on the trailer, his head was a long way from the trailer too!) I would say that if that is tire marks? It is from the motor spinning them till it died!

So I would think he had already passed away, before the impact, or had a death wish? either way it is a sad deal!

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