Disaster at out NJ mini meet @ Hillsborough (Please Read)...
07-26-2001, 08:59 AM
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I'd like think of this as a 'get well soon' thread for Arnauo and his passengers rather than a 'post a gruesome accident' or 'speed/street racing kills' thread. I think this is in line with Synki's original post and would be great for these guys to read when they've recovered.
Jim
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07-26-2001, 08:59 AM
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It sounds kind of silly saying this, considering this is a car board and we all love our cars so much - but it is true... cars can be replaced... people can not. I'm glad to hear that maximaryder is doing well, and I can only hope that his passengers pull through with a speedy recovery.
07-26-2001, 09:41 AM
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Originally posted by JJW95SC
I'd like think of this as a 'get well soon' thread for Arnauo and his passengers rather than a 'post a gruesome accident' or 'speed/street racing kills' thread. I think this is in line with Synki's original post and would be great for these guys to read when they've recovered.
Jim
I'd like think of this as a 'get well soon' thread for Arnauo and his passengers rather than a 'post a gruesome accident' or 'speed/street racing kills' thread. I think this is in line with Synki's original post and would be great for these guys to read when they've recovered.
Jim
Once again, my prayers go out to all that where involved.
07-26-2001, 12:12 PM
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Hope this turns out 'OK'
CL-S Owner here, yeah, one of them......
Hope this turns out OK and everyone recovers. I live in NJ, know exactly where it happened, wish all the best and a speedy recovery. I assemble meets and stuff so I can imagine how that must have felt / looked to see a board member get T-boned.
Hope this turns out OK and everyone recovers. I live in NJ, know exactly where it happened, wish all the best and a speedy recovery. I assemble meets and stuff so I can imagine how that must have felt / looked to see a board member get T-boned.
07-26-2001, 02:12 PM
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Re: That really sucks...
Originally posted by CoolMax
hopefully they'll get the truck for speeding, but it seems that MaximaRider may be at fault (making the left turn).
Good luck and best wishes.
hopefully they'll get the truck for speeding, but it seems that MaximaRider may be at fault (making the left turn).
Good luck and best wishes.
07-26-2001, 02:56 PM
#51
hello all
Thank you all for your kind words, i am fine cuts and bruises nothing major compared to the mental trauma i am going through, my friends were not as lucky as i, my friend in the back seat got lucky with just a laceration on his head and some short term memory loss, my friend in passenger seat wasn't as lucky, he got the worst of it, as of now he is in a chemically induced coma with some cracked ribs, pelvis, grade 2 spleen, and some sort of brain damage(the swelling has gone down thank god) they are now just concentrating on his internal injuries, its not good, but please pray for him, it is too early to tell, and i am not allowed to see him.
Thank you for all your kind words,
I wish him the quickest and best recovery.
Arnaud
Thank you for all your kind words,
I wish him the quickest and best recovery.
Arnaud
07-26-2001, 03:37 PM
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MaximaRider (Arnaud),
Even though we never met. I would like to say that my
prayers are with you, your friends, and their family.
I know exactly what you are going through. 17 years ago
a drunk driver hit and killed 3 of my sisters and their
friend. The drunk driving laws are stiff in California
because of us. The guy will never leave prison so long
as my parents go to his parole hearing and keep him there.
When and if the day come when my parents can't make it to
the hearing, my brothers and I will take over the fight to
keep the @ss in prison.
As stated before I pray that all of you come through
especially your friend with an induced coma. Good luck
and carry on with the fight. Don't let that guy get away
with it.
mike
Even though we never met. I would like to say that my
prayers are with you, your friends, and their family.
I know exactly what you are going through. 17 years ago
a drunk driver hit and killed 3 of my sisters and their
friend. The drunk driving laws are stiff in California
because of us. The guy will never leave prison so long
as my parents go to his parole hearing and keep him there.
When and if the day come when my parents can't make it to
the hearing, my brothers and I will take over the fight to
keep the @ss in prison.
As stated before I pray that all of you come through
especially your friend with an induced coma. Good luck
and carry on with the fight. Don't let that guy get away
with it.
mike
07-26-2001, 05:54 PM
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I ended up getting to the meeting late because I had work. As I was getting there, I saw the cop on Amwell and 206 directing traffic. Didn't know what was up till I got there and we went to Wendy's. If I had gotten there earlier, I would have met everyone. I did see the car when we finally went, and it was a mess. I didn't know anyone in the car, but I heard about it from people who were there. My heart goes out to you, and I hope that you recover quickly; the imagine of the car sitting sideways in the middle of the road with no glass in it is the kind of thing that sticks with you and haunts you for awhile. My g/f summarized today's newspaper article over the phone for me; I heard that 3 of the people were in critical condition. good luck; you are in my thoughts..
To the people I did meet, it was nice meeting you. To everyone I didn't meet, I was the guy with the blue SHO that pulled up late.
Ian
93 SHO 5 speed
not stock
To the people I did meet, it was nice meeting you. To everyone I didn't meet, I was the guy with the blue SHO that pulled up late.
Ian
93 SHO 5 speed
not stock
07-26-2001, 06:09 PM
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Arny, im glad to hear form you. I talked to Jaffe and he filled me in. I am very sad to ehar about Joel. My wishes are with him. I was gunna post the update but you beat me to it. I hope everything goes well for you and drop me in a line if you need to talk. 
Our prayers are with you. BTW, i went back to the police station that night to meet with the detective. THey are doing a full investigation on this.
I hope i did a good enough job of tryin to keep you calm.
Our prayers are with you. BTW, i went back to the police station that night to meet with the detective. THey are doing a full investigation on this.
I hope i did a good enough job of tryin to keep you calm.
07-26-2001, 06:11 PM
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I am with everyone else in hoping for a speedy recovery of all of those involved. I also want to wish everyone good luck and safe motoring, especially since quite a few of us will be driving quite a distance tomorrow or saturday.
07-26-2001, 08:26 PM
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Originally posted by Chuvak
Sorry to hear about the accident. I also pray that everyone is going to be fine.
It is really sad to hear about this kind of things, espacially when one hears of a few in a week.
In Brooklyn, on Oreintal Blvd, this past Sunday night a 2001 BMW 525 manual was said to be racing what seemed to be a Maxima (not sure what gen). The BMW hit a small pothole, lost contorl and spun out, hit the curb, went over the sidewalk, hit an iron fence and a tree. The guy was thrown 10-20 feet from the car. It is believed he must have been going around 100-120mph. Funural for this 21 year old was held yesterday. I only knew the guy slightly, and he was a very calm and nice person, that liked to drive fast--without a seatbelt... The only witnesses that where at the scene said a car pulled up, looked like a Max, the people, believed to be 3 or 4 came out of their car, I guess thought they can help, screamed the guys name and left as there was nothing they can do...
Link: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/35818.htm
I guess I am posting this horrible news so that we can learn from these horrible accidents and appriciate things a little more, becuase you a split second can change/take away a life.
Sorry to hear about the accident. I also pray that everyone is going to be fine.
It is really sad to hear about this kind of things, espacially when one hears of a few in a week.
In Brooklyn, on Oreintal Blvd, this past Sunday night a 2001 BMW 525 manual was said to be racing what seemed to be a Maxima (not sure what gen). The BMW hit a small pothole, lost contorl and spun out, hit the curb, went over the sidewalk, hit an iron fence and a tree. The guy was thrown 10-20 feet from the car. It is believed he must have been going around 100-120mph. Funural for this 21 year old was held yesterday. I only knew the guy slightly, and he was a very calm and nice person, that liked to drive fast--without a seatbelt... The only witnesses that where at the scene said a car pulled up, looked like a Max, the people, believed to be 3 or 4 came out of their car, I guess thought they can help, screamed the guys name and left as there was nothing they can do...
Link: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/35818.htm
I guess I am posting this horrible news so that we can learn from these horrible accidents and appriciate things a little more, becuase you a split second can change/take away a life.
yeah, that hit very close to some of us...
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=54755
I was at the bay a few hours ago, saw the site, disturbing to look at it and think about what happened even though I didn't know the guy, I know others who did pretty well. Look at that link above, I happened to run into him out there too today...........
MaximaDriver: For what it's worth, my prayers go out to your friend, his family and everyone involved and touched by this unfortunate incident. I know it's a hard time for you and everyone else close, let's hope and pray your friend fully recovers quick. Let's think positive and wish everything turns out best... Keep us updated, hang in there bro...
07-26-2001, 09:24 PM
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Re: .....
i was at the meet as well...everything was going just fine and then it started raining and everyone was in their car and SYCEFIRO pulled up to me tellin me people were going to wendys.....i didnt go because the rain had stopped...o ya me and riggy had mcdonalds earlier....and they came back and told us the story..we were all stunned...and when we were going to wedys later on we all seen the car and it was a wreck=(
hope everyone is ok
hope everyone is ok
07-26-2001, 09:54 PM
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prayers and hope for a speedy recovery...
remember...seatbelts seatbelts seatbelts...
...and i hope that the cops/investigators don't try to hang MaximaRider since it probably looked a little suspicious to the cops that so many maximas were in the same area at that time.
remember...seatbelts seatbelts seatbelts...
...and i hope that the cops/investigators don't try to hang MaximaRider since it probably looked a little suspicious to the cops that so many maximas were in the same area at that time.
07-26-2001, 10:07 PM
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prayers and hope for a speedy recovery...
remember...seatbelts seatbelts seatbelts...
...and i hope that the cops/investigators don't try to hang MaximaRider since it probably looked a little suspicious to the cops that so many maximas were in the same area at that time.
remember...seatbelts seatbelts seatbelts...
...and i hope that the cops/investigators don't try to hang MaximaRider since it probably looked a little suspicious to the cops that so many maximas were in the same area at that time.
07-26-2001, 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by medicsonic
There was another horrible fatal accident on in Newark and in Queens today as well. PLEASE, everyone be VERY safe during all of your trips the next few days.
There was another horrible fatal accident on in Newark and in Queens today as well. PLEASE, everyone be VERY safe during all of your trips the next few days.
07-26-2001, 10:16 PM
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I forgot to mention. After seeing the terrible accident last night. The first thing i see on my way to work was a accident. Noting bad but it just gave me the chills and the terrible picture from yesterday of when i ran up to the car. This is not want i need to be seeing. Just though i would share my morning.
07-26-2001, 10:41 PM
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I hope everybody makes a full recovery.
That was Maximum5spd's best friend
It's in the 3rd gen forum here
Originally posted by Chuvak
In Brooklyn, on Oreintal Blvd, this past Sunday night a 2001 BMW 525 manual was said to be racing what seemed to be a Maxima (not sure what gen).
In Brooklyn, on Oreintal Blvd, this past Sunday night a 2001 BMW 525 manual was said to be racing what seemed to be a Maxima (not sure what gen).
It's in the 3rd gen forum here
07-27-2001, 05:53 AM
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07-27-2001, 06:16 AM
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Hrmm....
I don't like the sounds of the newspaper article. In the article they quote the prosecutor as saying "...Lafforgue turned North on 206 and cut in front of the pick-up."
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
07-27-2001, 06:26 AM
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Re: Hrmm....
Originally posted by bobl
I don't like the sounds of the newspaper article. In the article they quote the prosecutor as saying "...Lafforgue turned North on 206 and cut in front of the pick-up."
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
I don't like the sounds of the newspaper article. In the article they quote the prosecutor as saying "...Lafforgue turned North on 206 and cut in front of the pick-up."
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
i didn't like the way the paper said that....hmmm
07-27-2001, 06:29 AM
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Re: Hrmm....
Originally posted by bobl
I don't like the sounds of the newspaper article. In the article they quote the prosecutor as saying "...Lafforgue turned North on 206 and cut in front of the pick-up."
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
I don't like the sounds of the newspaper article. In the article they quote the prosecutor as saying "...Lafforgue turned North on 206 and cut in front of the pick-up."
Sounds like the prosecutor is leaning towards putting the blame on Arnaud.
That would certainly suck big time...
It also says no tickets have been issued because the accident is still under investigation.
07-27-2001, 06:30 AM
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seatbelts
even though I haven't had anyof my family or friends who've been in accidents like this, this still hits very personally, I ALWAYS YELL AT MY DAD for not wearing his seatbelt, always, it's so annoying that he doesn't, it doesn't take that much and he always puts it on when I tell him but then stops. I told him about the accident yesterday and yelled at him again, I mean, I don't want to loose him and it's just stupid that he literally refuses to put it on, I don't know why??????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????
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07-27-2001, 07:45 AM
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Re: MaximaRider
Originally posted by MaximaRider
and i am not allowed to see him...
and i am not allowed to see him...
07-27-2001, 09:25 AM
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Re: Re: MaximaRider
Originally posted by 97MaxGurl
Arnaud- I'll try to get in touch with some people at Robert Wood ICU. See what I can find out for you later tonite. Our prayers are with the two :sad:
Arnaud- I'll try to get in touch with some people at Robert Wood ICU. See what I can find out for you later tonite. Our prayers are with the two :sad:
07-27-2001, 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by VQdriver
don't forget patience confidentiality
don't forget patience confidentiality
Besides, MaximaRider/or Synki will keep you guys updated if he chooses to, not I.
07-27-2001, 10:31 AM
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LLSBOROUGH -- Two Essex County teen-agers were critically injured Wednesday night in a two-car crash on Route 206 near Raider Boulevard, authorities said.
The accident happened just before 7:30 when a Nissan Maxima driven by Arnaud Lafforgue, 17, and a Chevrolet pickup driven by Damien Chromowski, 20 of Bigley Road, Hillsborough, collided, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said.
Jole Salinger, 18, and Adam Brooks, 18, both passengers in the Maxima, were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Forrest said.
Both were in critical condition with severe head injuries, the prosecutor said.
Lafforgue was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, Forrest said. Chromowski was not injured, he added.
The Maxima was going East and the pickup was headed west on Raider Boulevard when Lafforgue turned north on Route 206 and cut in front of the pickup, Forrest said. The Maxima was spun around, hit another vehicle and was facing south after the accident. The pickup landed on the property of Hillsborough Lawn and Garden, Forrest said.
No summonses have been issued because the crash is still under investigation, he said.
Hillsborough Rescue Squad ambulances took the victims to the hospitals, Forrest said.
The state Department of Transportation detoured cars down Raider Boulevard to Hillsborough High School and back to 206, Forrest said.
Members of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team from the prosecutor''s Office were on the scene.
Anyone with information about this accident can call the Somerset County Prosecutor''s Office at (908) 575-3300; Hillsborough police at (908) 369-4323; or the prosecutor''s office TIPS line at (888) 577-TIPS.
from the Courier News
Published on July 26, 2001
The accident happened just before 7:30 when a Nissan Maxima driven by Arnaud Lafforgue, 17, and a Chevrolet pickup driven by Damien Chromowski, 20 of Bigley Road, Hillsborough, collided, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said.
Jole Salinger, 18, and Adam Brooks, 18, both passengers in the Maxima, were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Forrest said.
Both were in critical condition with severe head injuries, the prosecutor said.
Lafforgue was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, Forrest said. Chromowski was not injured, he added.
The Maxima was going East and the pickup was headed west on Raider Boulevard when Lafforgue turned north on Route 206 and cut in front of the pickup, Forrest said. The Maxima was spun around, hit another vehicle and was facing south after the accident. The pickup landed on the property of Hillsborough Lawn and Garden, Forrest said.
No summonses have been issued because the crash is still under investigation, he said.
Hillsborough Rescue Squad ambulances took the victims to the hospitals, Forrest said.
The state Department of Transportation detoured cars down Raider Boulevard to Hillsborough High School and back to 206, Forrest said.
Members of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team from the prosecutor''s Office were on the scene.
Anyone with information about this accident can call the Somerset County Prosecutor''s Office at (908) 575-3300; Hillsborough police at (908) 369-4323; or the prosecutor''s office TIPS line at (888) 577-TIPS.
from the Courier News
Published on July 26, 2001
07-27-2001, 12:10 PM
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Arnaud, glad to see you're back. My family's prayers are with you and all those involved. Your friends have alot going for them and we'll continue to pray for their speedy recovery.
Anyone who can, please keep this thread updated with their status!
Jim
Anyone who can, please keep this thread updated with their status!
Jim
07-27-2001, 01:47 PM
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update
One of my friends has been released from the hospital and came home today, the other Joel, who took the grunt of the accident is still in ICU BUT has become stable without any fluxuation in change, the first day of decent news, they also fed him and i am still praying that he makes a FULL recovery, as far as who is getting blamed for the accident i dont give 2 shiets if they blame me at this point, all i want is that my friends and i can forget this ever happened and continue with our healthy lives. Please keep Joel in your prayers.
Arnaud
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07-28-2001, 08:07 AM
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Re: update
Originally posted by MaximaRider
One of my friends has been released from the hospital and came home today, the other Joel, who took the grunt of the accident is still in ICU BUT has become stable without any fluxuation in change, the first day of decent news, they also fed him and i am still praying that he makes a FULL recovery, as far as who is getting blamed for the accident i dont give 2 shiets if they blame me at this point, all i want is that my friends and i can forget this ever happened and continue with our healthy lives. Please keep Joel in your prayers.
Arnaud
One of my friends has been released from the hospital and came home today, the other Joel, who took the grunt of the accident is still in ICU BUT has become stable without any fluxuation in change, the first day of decent news, they also fed him and i am still praying that he makes a FULL recovery, as far as who is getting blamed for the accident i dont give 2 shiets if they blame me at this point, all i want is that my friends and i can forget this ever happened and continue with our healthy lives. Please keep Joel in your prayers.
Arnaud
any more updates?? just checkin to make sure and so its back on first page. take care.