On this day in 1981, Grammy Hall of Famer Harry Chapin sadly passed away when his vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer.

Local musicians will perform Harry Chapin songs. People are asked to support Chapin's charity, Long Island Cares, with food donations.

The crash, frozen in time because of the Chapin song and also because of Sesky's watch, which was recovered in the wreckage. It stopped at the moment of the wreck, 5:27 p.m., March 18, 1965.

1965 Truck Crash Claims the Life of Driver, Spills Bananas in the Road, and Inspires a Popular Song by Harry Chapin Unable to control his truck, Sesky hit Scranton at around 90 mph.