Robert Kraft Donates $100K To Families Of N.H. Motorcycle Crash Victims

Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided to surprise somebody, and he made a surprise announcement Saturday. Kraft decided to donate $100,000 to the families of seven motorcyclists who died in a tragic crash in New Hampshire last month.

More than a thousand motorcyclists came from across the US to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro to celebrate the lives of those who were killed when a pickup truck and trailer hit the group of bikers in Randolph, New Hampshire on June 21. They were part of the Jarheads, a New England motorcycle club that includes Marines and their spouses.

The Patriots owner met the group in the parking lot for the big event which raised money for the families of the victims.

“I know you have a GoFundMe page and it said you’re looking to raise 700 (thousand dollars) and you’re somewhere near $560,000, so our family, we’re going to commit $100,000 to that,” Kraft said.

“And if you don’t get to the 700 today, we’re making it up whatever it is,” the Patriots owner said. “We are all Patriots and you are the true Patriots.”

“We need that support and it’s there. We’re embracing it,” said Matthew Ferazzi, whose father died in the crash. Michael Ferazzi was a U.S. Marine and later became a police offer in Plymouth, Massachusetts and New Hampshire where he became a member of the Jarheads MC.

“They were riding for good, they were riding for charity, they were riding to help people. My dad was a public servant his entire life. He helped people his entire life, that’s all he knew,” Ferazzi told WBZ-TV.

“This event would not have come together without Mr. Kraft,” he said over the sound of live music and roaring motorcycles.

“Every motorcyclist here is here to support those who have died and those who are injured and hopefully their presence today will help everybody heal,” said Loring, who was yards away from the terrible accident.

“We lost seven people because they filed their paperwork away and didn’t do their jobs. This guy should not have been driving,” Loring said. “Now, we all have to live with it,” he said.