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Ghost Bike Installed For Owen McGrory
Written by Boston Biker on Apr 15
On this blustery rainy day lets all take a moment to think about Owen McGrory. Who lost his life when he was struck by a sanitation truck. One person dying on a bicycle is one person too many.
THE heartbroken wife of Northern Ireland man Eoin McGrory killed in a hit and run incident in the US last week, has said she wants justice for her husband.
Eoin died when he was hit by a garbage truck in the Charlestown area of Boston on Thursday afternoon last.
The truck driver, Ricky Prezisoso, a father of three, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
He is denying the charge, claiming he thought he had hit a pothole.
The 41-year-old is on $5,000 bail and is due back in court again 19 May next.
However, Eoin’s wife of almost four months, Shanique, is refusing to accept Prezisoso’s account and says she wants “justice to be served.”
Speaking on Boston television, she said: “I loved my husband. He did not deserve to die this way.
“That’s not a good enough answer for me. I’m not agreeing with that.”
Rubbish truck driver Ricky Prezisoso denies charges over Mr McGrory’s death
She added: “All I need is justice to be served. For my whole entire family, we are all mourning and I just need justice to be done.” she said.Members of Eoin’s family are travelling to Boston from Shantallow in Derry to help with the funeral arrangements.
The youngest child of six (three boys and three girls) of John and Theresa, of Earhart Park (originally of Carrabane Walk, Shantallow), Eoin had been living and working in the construction industry in the US for the past 16 years and married Shanique only two days before last Christmas.
A keen cyclist, the former Steelstown Primary School and Carnhill High School pupil had won several prestigious competitions in Boston and was on a training run when the incident occurred.(via)
Galen sent this in and I thought it was valuable.
I definitely think a post is worthy. Some food for thought, what we’re fighting for at the Statehouse and City Hall level:
and: http://www.ntsb.gov/
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