What if you knew you were going to die? Would you accept it and say "I love you" or would you fight it until your last, dying breath? Recently, in New Jersey a small plane carrying five people and one dog, crash landed onto Interstate 287, they all died immediately. A banking firm from New York confirmed that it was "Jeffrey F. Buckalew, 45, and Rakesh Chawla, 36, were aboard the plane, as were Mr. Buckalew’s wife, Corinne, their son, Jackson, and their daughter, Meriwether" (Flegenheimer). This is an extremely sad tragedy due to icing on the plane. Pilot Buckalew enjoyed flying and attempted to rev the engine before it crashed. Residents who live close to the highway could see, hear, and smell the smoke in the air when the plane got extremely close to their homes. This accident should never have occurred, but, "It’s a very traumatic crash,” said Lt. Stephen Jones of the New Jersey State Police. “There is no cockpit to be seen." (Flegenheimer). Families are morning the lose of their loved ones who had recently sent out their Christmas cards that said, "they hope to see me during Christmas. said the aunt" (Flegenheimer).
It is always a troubling story to tell when people die, but especially since small children were involved. This article, written by Matt Flegenheimer, hits close to many peoples heart and makes you think about how life can be taken away form you so quickly. Flegenheimer, uses pathos to his advantage when writing this and emphasizes on the families reactions. This is a troubling story, but made me think about what I would do if I was in their position. I have thought about death, not in a morbid way, and I would never want to die like that, not being able to say goodbye to the life that I love so much. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/nyregion/at-least-3-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-on-i-287-in-new-jersey.html?src=mv&ref=general
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