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NEWSWIRE * MIT Sophomore Dies in Apparent Hit-and-Run
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MIT SOPHOMORE DIES IN APPARENT HIT-AND-RUN
by Matt Herper
The MIT Observer
An MIT sophomore died Friday night due to injuries sustained in an
apparent hit-and-run car accident.
Michelle Micheletti, 19, was apparently hit by two cars on Memorial
Drive in front of New House, where she lived. She and five
friends were going out to dinner.
According to State Police Lieutenant Paul Maloney, Micheletti was
first struck by a Porsche driven by one Feras Binladen, 25, of
Charlestown. According to Maloney, accident reconstruction
conducted by the State Police indicate that Micheletti was then hit by
a second vehicle.
Police have not identified the second vehicle, which did not stop.
MIT Campus Police performed CPR at the scene. The Cambridge Fire
Department brought Micheletti to MGH, where she died at 7:39 p.m..
According to Maloney, it appears that neither substance abuse, nor
excessive speed played a role in the accident. Maloney said that
Micheletti's friends, who witnessed the accident, have yet to be
interviewed.
State Police request that anyone with information pertaining to the
accident contact them at (508)820-2300.
Micheletti was a native of Millbrae, California, a suburb of San
Francisco.
STUDENT WAS HIGHLY REGARDED
Micheletti was an active student who was majoring in electrical
engineering and computer science (VI-2). She was on the Student
Advisory Committee for the Task Force on Student Life and Learning.
Last year, she ran for social chair of the class of 2000, and later
sophomore class vice-president. She was vice-president of New House 3
and was a counselor in the Freshman Leadership Program last August;
she had participated in the program herself before her freshman year.
She pledged the Alpha Phi sorority earlier this year.
"Michele has a joy of life that brightened everything around her,"
Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology John Essigmann and New House
housemaster told MIT Tech Talk. "She was everybody's friend. We
shall miss her quick smile, her wonderful sense of humor and the great
contribution she would have made to MIT over the years. Our community
has lost one of its integral parts."
MIT President Vest released the following statement to The MIT
Observer:
"I am deeply saddened by the tragic and completely senseless death of
Michele Micheletti.
"Several who knew her well have commented on what an engaging and
gregarious young woman she was, and on what a positive influence she
had on those around her. Among other things, she was engaged in
advising the Task Force on Student Life and Learning.
"I spoke last night by phone with her father in California and
conveyed the sympathy of the MIT community. My heart goes out to her
family and to her many friends here at MIT.
"Becky and I are grateful to John and Ellen Essigmann (New House
housemasters), the New House resident tutors, Dean Leo Osgood and his
colleagues in the Dean's Office, and the staff of the MIT Medical
Department for their strong, caring actions throughout last night and
today."
As of press time, no memorial service for Micheletti has been
announced.
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