RANDOLPH, MASS. (WHDH) - A second teenager has died following a crash in Randolph that left another teen dead and two others injured Tuesday night.
Both the Randolph Police Department and the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday morning that 18-year-old Makhi Boston died as a result of the crash on North Main Street.
Authorities said he was the older brother of Terry Boston Jr., 15, who was pronounced dead at the scene when emergency crews responded to the crash around 10:30 p.m. on July 18.
The Boston brothers’ mother, Zakia Boston, spoke to 7NEWS on Thursday, remembering her two sons and mourning their loss.
“My kids were amazing,” she said. “They would help anybody. They were both family first.”
“You have to believe in God and have your faith and that’s what I have and that’s why I’m standing here right now because God got me, my kids got me, my mother got me, my family got me and these kids got us,” Zakia said.
Zakia was at an event where friends and neighbors played basketball on Thursday night in honor of the brothers.
“I have to stay strong,” she said. “You see these kids out here playing for my kids. What community comes together like this for kids? You know why? Because my kids were positive.”
Zakia said her boys played various sports.
Rahshaun Burkes, the coach and president of the Brockton Raiders, coached both of the brothers since they were young children.
“They were good boys,” Burkes said. “For parents, I’d assume that they would be the type of kids you’d want. Grades are good. Never got in trouble.”
“I couldn’t fathom losing one, never mind two in the same day,” Burkes separately said. “I felt so bad.”
Zakia said her sons were leaving a pool party and heading to get food when their car left the road Tuesday.
According to the DA’s office, Makhi was believed to be the driver of the Nissan Altima that authorities said was traveling southbound before crashing into a tree near 701 North Main St.
Officials said they are investigating if another car was involved or if speeding was a factor.
“The investigation remains open and ongoing into the facts and circumstances of the crash,” a spokesperson for the Norfolk DA’s office said in a statement Thursday. “The Randolph Police and Norfolk District Attorney’s Office wish to extend our sincere condolences to the parents, family, and friends of these two young men.”
Both brothers were residents of Brockton, where community members had already been mourning their loss before the latest update from the DA’s office.
Following the news, Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Thomas released a statement Thursday morning describing Makhi as a 2023 graduate of Brockton High School, and Terry Jr. as a rising 10th grade student.
Makhi was one of the state’s top offensive lineman, football coaches said.
“It is difficult to express the profound sense of loss felt within our city,” Thomas said. “These were two young people whose positive influence extended far beyond the walls of our school building. We will come together as a community to support their loved ones and honor their lives.”
The site of the crash had turned into a place for friends and family to remember the brothers as of Thursday night, with footballs, candles, balloons and a painted heart around the now-torn tree.
There will be two additional memorials for the brothers on Saturday morning and Saturday night at Brockton schools.
A GoFundMe campaign has also been set up to raise money to cover both burial costs for the family and a scholarship fund.
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