US - 28 July 2005. A Westchester County man died Thursday afternoon in a crash on Route 287. J. G., 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 C. O. Jr., 52, of Virginia, was parked on a northbound shoulder when the Corvette plowed into it. Oquinn was not injured, officials said.
For years fake posts were being shared on social media saying "This guy was texting while driving ... they found the phone still in his hand. They found his head in the back seat!! Make sure all the young people you know, heck ALL the people you know, see this." But acording to snopes.com this is false, there was never an official mention of the driver having been texting at the time of the crash, being found with a cell phone in his hand, or his head found in the backseat.
For years fake posts were being shared on social media saying "This guy was texting while driving ... they found the phone still in his hand. They found his head in the back seat!! Make sure all the young people you know, heck ALL the people you know, see this." But acording to snopes.com this is false, there was never an official mention of the driver having been texting at the time of the crash, being found with a cell phone in his hand, or his head found in the backseat.
