Vigil in Colchester remembers two teens killed in car crash

Chapman, Graham
Photo credit Western Connecticut State University

COLCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil Sunday evening on the Colchester town green to remember two teens killed in a car crash.

Friends and loved ones remembered Jacob Chapman and Tyler Graham, both 18, as the best of friends.

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The two died in a car accident on Route 354 on Friday afternoon.

The two teens graduated Bacon Academy this spring, before attending freshmen year at Western Connecticut State University, where the two joined the lacrosse team.

WCSU plans to hold a memorial for Chapman and Graham at a later date.

The State's Medical Examiner rules their deaths accidental, dying from blunt injuries to the head, torso, and extremities.

Another person was seriously injured in the crash.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Western Connecticut State University