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Accident claims life of
beloved Granby woman
By
Stephen C. Hill Staff Writer
[Originally published on:
Friday, March 25, 2005]
Granby-A74-year old Granby
women who was killed
Thursday in an
accident police say
was
caused by slippery roads was
"the backbone of her
family," whose presence was
necessary
for the holiday
celebrations to begin, her
son-in-law said today.
Eva
Lecuyer, of 8 Barton St. was
declared dead at Baystate
Medical Center in
Springfield, where she was
taken by ambulance after a
6:30 a.m. accident on East
Street.
"She
was just full of life, "Lecuyer's
son-in-law, Terry Colligan
said this morning.
"She
was a 74 year old in the
body of a 50 year old," he
said.
"She
was a delight to have
around.
Police
Chief Louis M. Barry said
Lecuyer was driving east on
East Street,
when
her car collided with a
westbound garbage truck
driven by
German Garcia, 33, of
Springfield.
Most
roads were just wet at the
time of the accident, but in
the shadow of the
East
Street hill, snow remained
on the roadway, Barry said.
"It
appears as though he crested
the hill and hit a slippery
spot, "Barry said.
The
garbage truck fishtailed and
its rear end swung into the
opposite lane, where
it collided with
Lecuyer's
car, he said.
Preliminary Indications are that
speed was not a factor,"
said Barry.
The
state police accident
reconstruction team is
investigating the
accident. The truck
will
be examined for any
defects and to see if
it was overloaded, Barry
said.
The
truck is owned by Browning
Ferris Industries.
Efforts to reach BFI
for
comment this morning were
unsuccessful.
Lecuyer worked in inventory
control for a Springfield
electronics company.
Colligan said she was known
for joking around with her
co-workers and
bought the young men
lottery tickets. He
said she got along well with
everybody.
Colligan also said his
mother-in-law loved her
family, her children and
grandchildren, and she
supported each one
emotionally, Colligan said.
"Every
Sunday she came around to
check on her chicks,"
Colligan said.
Her
husband, Richard Lecuyer,
died in 2000. She
leaves three children.
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