Brockton drag racing crash

The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass.
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BROCKTON — A 22-year-old man was killed and three others seriously injured in a fiery multi-car crash authorities believe was touched off by drag racers on Torrey Street Tuesday night.
Richard Falzone, 22, of Easton was killed when he struck a car driven by a priest, lost control of his speeding Nissan 300ZX then slammed into a second vehicle.
Authorities said Falzone struck the second car with two Easton women inside nearly head-on then flipped over. The Easton women were driving in the opposite direction — toward their hometown in a Kia sedan — when they were struck.
The two Easton women were identified as Shaleeya Rankins, 24, and Aimee Oljey, 23. The two were first taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center then taken to Boston hospitals, police said.
After the women were struck, another car struck them head-on, police said.
That Chevrolet 2000 Monte Carlo was driven by Thomas Burke, 20, of Brockton. Authorities said, based on a preliminary investigation, it appears the car driven by Burke was also speeding at the time of the crash and may have been racing with Falzone.
The priest, Thomas Gariepy, 61, of the Congregation of Holy Cross at Stonehill College did not appear injured, police said.
Investigators were reviewing witness accounts and evidence from the scene to see what charges would be lodged in the case.
As of this morning, no charges had been officially lodged. An estimate on how fast the young men were driving was not immediately available and is part of the ongoing investigation.

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[againstracing]

@hankster04011 @DJB2405 yo kid you dont know what your talking bout yr and a hlaf later and the passenger aimee is still not the same physically or mentally, and her bones havent fully healed and sh has 9 surgeries already. so seriouslky shut your mouth when you dont know shit even tho ur burkes bro big deal. and burke got off too easy, but karmas a bitchh

[againstracing]

@DJB2405 yo kid you dont know what your talking bout yr and a hlaf later and the passenger aimee is still not the same physically or mentally, and her bones havent fully healed and sh has 9 surgeries already. so seriouslky shut your mouth when you dont know shit even tho ur burkes bro big deal. and burke got off too easy, but karmas a bitchh

[mylowlifes99]

ok this is something i have to get into and i have been into street raceing since i was 17 and now 32 ?and i am a very very well known this accident has hit me hard in more ways then on. i got this call when it happend? yes i was there i was one of the tow truck drivers and that night i will never for get it changed my life on street raceing it did a compleate 180 on me and not just that i brought me and amiee very close and i didnt know her before the accident and now proud to be her b/f

[againstracing]

hey d whatever, the girl who was in the passenger seat and a VICTIM will never be the same PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY she has to WALK WITH A CANE has all METAL from her leg to her ankle and her finger. walks with limp, has flashbacks, anxiety with cars, cant do her DREAM JOB ANYMORE, SHE WAS INNOCENT THEY SHOULDNT BEEN RACING SO GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT. HER BONES HEALED AND HER BODY STILL INSNT THE SAME IDIOT

[DJB2405]

hey hankster the other guy in the accident was my brother. he is mentally unstable nd cant sleep at night without thinking about his friend why do u have to be so inconsiderate. an injured body part will heal but the image of losing a friend will stick with my brother forever. so have a heart. it was a mistake. go find some1 else to talk shit about. R.I.P. Rich.

[hankster04011]

what about the 2 girls? the ones that didnt do any thing wrong!!! Aimee is prity mested up and will be for years. the other guy that was street racing got to go home why??? send him to jail bc if he wasnt there i bet his friend wouldnt be racing there both guilty!!! im sorry some one lost there life but in the real world aimee and her friend lost apart of there life and have to live on bc some didnt care

[fiat38]

Very sad, and tragic for all involved.

It was a street racing accident, not a drag racing accident, why cant the news get that part right?

[KhmeRKRaze]

RIP HOMIE CAN'T BELIEVE U GONE MAN