2 NYPD cops die when rented Maserati crashes into large tree tree

[Demovictory9]

Should these sports cars be rented out?

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Two NYPD cops – one of whom was the groom on his wedding day – were killed when their rented Maserati crashed upstate, authorities said Monday.

Michael Colangelo, 31, a 10-year officer with the NYPD’s ESU K-9 unit who had just gotten married, and Officer John M. Martinez, 39, who was assigned to Brooklyn’s 84th Precinct and had 16 years on the force, were killed in the Sunday night crash in Ulster County, state police said.

Both men, who lived on Long Island, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Oliverea Road in the town of Shandaken.

A third person in the car, 28-year-old Cody Kalina of Wantagh, LI, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was rushed to Albany Medical Center.

State police said Martinez, a married father of two from Hauppauge, was driving the 2018 Maserati on Oliverea Road when the high-end sports car “left the roadway and struck a large tree” before flipping over and coming to a rest on its roof about 11:23 p.m

https://nypost.com/2018/05/21/2-nypd-cops-one-the-groom-die-in-wedding-day-car-crash/

A cause is under investigation; autopsies, including toxicology results, are pending, investigators said. State Police said the two men who died were not believed to have been wearing seat belts; the lone survivor likely had his buckled. State Police also say the road where the accident happened is a narrow, 40 mph county road with some curves -- and given the nature of the deadly crash, which involved an extreme rollover, they were likely speeding.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYPD-Officers-Killed-Crash-New-York-483200081.html

[BigmanPigman]

1. Fast car, windy road...

wear your seatbelts! Princess Diana and those in her car died and were NOT wearing their belts. The sole survivor did (like in this case).

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. We have at least one death a month, and multiple accidents, because of no seat belts.

Invariably, it is "left road at high rate of speed, driver thrown out" type of wreck.
Most of these are single driver wrecks, late at night, on weekends.
We have hundreds of miles of narrow 2 lane country roads in our very rural area. Speeding is so common here.

Sadly, I have known 3 people who died in car wrecks just in the last few years. 2 of them were victims of a drunk driver who hit their car.

[Blue_true]

9. I almost got into a head on collision with a drunk driver.

It was a holloween night. I left work really late and was driving down a hill on a two lane road in my lane. Suddenly I saw this car ripping up the hill toward me in my
lane. I nearly froze, but fortunately did not. Seeing that I was going to get hit at high speed, I wheeled my vehicle off the road, but managed to get a look at a clearly impaired driver in the other vehicle as it flashed past in my lane. It was fortunate for me that the particular part of the road allowed me to jump a curb and vacate the road, 100 yard farther down the hill, the only choice that I would have had was die in a collision, or take my chance and go off the road at some big trees. I have never forgotten that night, I was completely terrified of driving on that road for a couple of years, fortunately I had an alternative route.

[mercuryblues]

2. I'm going to take a stab in the dark here

pure speculation that alcohol and speeding were the cause.

[magicarpet]

3. Macho men and hyper fast muscle machines mixed...

.... with intoxicants make for a deadly combo. These guys should have known better being LEO.

[malaise]

7. Seriously who needs a joy ride on his wedding day? n/t

[Lochloosa]

4. What the hell was the groom doing in a car with 3 men on his wedding night?

[left-of-center2012]

5. large tree trees will get you every time

[smirkymonkey]

6. I feel very sorry for the bride and the families of the deceased.

What a tragedy to happen on what should be a joyous occasion.