Masked Youths Set Off Flares at Memorial for A66 Crash Victim
Orange balloons were released in Jakub Matusiak’s memory as masked youths set off flares, filling the memorial field with smoke.
- On Monday, masked individuals on scooters and quad bikes set off flares during a memorial in South Bank honoring Jakub Matusiak, 23, who died in a fatal A66 crash last Saturday.
- Early Saturday, a Volkswagen Passat carrying five youths traveled the wrong way on the A66 to evade police, striking an oncoming vehicle and killing all occupants, including PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38.
- A Cleveland Police Federation fundraiser for the families of the two officers has reached over £795,000, while families described Clough as their 'hero with a fantastic sense of humour' and Blades as 'my beloved husband, my best friend, and the most devoted father.'
- Co-Founder Lynne described the flare display as a 'kick in the teeth' to the families of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who lost their lives in the A66 incident.
- Cleveland Police are investigating the crash and have arrested nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, regarding alleged criminal activity connected to the youths involved before the collision.
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Masked Youths Spark Fury by Arranging 'Disrespectful' Tribute for the A66 Joyriders That Killed Two Officers
A public outrage was caused by balaclava-clad youths after setting up a rowdy tribute for the five 'joyriders' who caused the horrific crash along the A66 on Saturday, August 22. Roughly 200 masked youths were in the tribute held at Southbank, near Middlesbrough, just yards from where the fatal collision occurred. Witnesses stated that the masked attendees became rowdy when they started setting off flares, fireworks, and balloons. Some of them w…
Masked motorcyclists fire flares for man killed in A66 crash
Flares were fired by masked motorcyclists for a 23-year-old man killed in last weekend’s wrong-way crash on the A66 dual carriageway in England. Jakub Matusiak was one of the five teenagers and young men travelling in the wrong direction inside a Volkswagen Passat near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday morning when they collided […]
Hordes of balaclava-clad youths light flares for dead A66 'joyriders' in chaotic vigil while mourners pray silently for two PCs
Hordes of balaclava-clad youths lit flares and set off balloons in a "vigil" for the dead A66 "joyriders" - just as mourners silently prayed for the two PCs killed in the same crash.Seven people died in the collision after a Volkswagen Passat drove the wrong way down the busy A-road near Middlesbrough.PC Matthew Blades, 38 and PC Tom Clough, 37, were killed in the head-on collision.On Monday, around 200 people descended on a field in South Bank,…
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