Police Identify 2 WCSU Students Killed In Crash

Danbury CT

23 October, 2021

9:24 AM

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DANBURY, CT — Two Western Connecticut State University students were killed in a crash in Colchester Friday. Jacob Chapman and Tyler Graham, both 18-years-old and members of the WCSU Mens Lacrosse Team died when one vehicle tried to pass another car and that vehicle ended up veering off the road and crashed into a guardrail and trees, News 8 reports. A third student suffered serious injuries in the crash. According to authorities, the accident occurred . The accident is under investigation by State Police. The university posted on social media: "To the WCSU community, I have additional information about the devastating accident on Friday that took the lives of two of our students. The students who passed away are Jacob Chapman and Tyler Graham. Both young men were first-year students. "Jacob, 18, was a Business Management major from Colchester. Tyler, also 18, majoring in Management Information Sciences, lived in Colchester as well. The third student in the accident, Trey Massaro, 19, a first-year student majoring in Justice and Law Administration, suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover. Trey is from Dalton, Massachusetts. All three students were members of the Men's Lacrosse team. "We plan on having a memorial for Jacob and Tyler on campus soon. I will share more information about that as plans develop. We continue to mourn the loss of two of our promising young students and hope for a strong recovery for Trey. Dr. John B. Clark, President WCSU." (Read more at News 8).