DOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Grief counselors were made available at Dover-Sherborn High School on Monday to help students cope with the death of their classmate.
Owen Bingham, 18, of Sherborn, died after being ejected from a vehicle that had gone off Walpole Street in Dover, struck a guardrail, and came to a rest against a tree around 1:10 a.m. Saturday, according to police.
Bingham had reportedly been driving the car. His four teenage passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Dover-Sherborn High School Principal John Smith said that Bingham was a 12th-grade student who had been a captain for the state champion golf team. He added that Bingham was a strong student who was accepted to Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.
“Most importantly Owen was a loyal friend to many and he was beloved by all of his teachers throughout his years in the Dover Sherborn School System,” Smith said. “He had a big personality, a wonderful sense of humor and made the lives of all around him better. We are heartbroken.”
A makeshift memorial has grown at the crash site and a vigil was held Saturday at Pilgrim Church to allow for friends and family to grieve this sudden loss.
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