FALMOUTH – One person was killed a rollover crash in Falmouth about 11 PM Saturday. It happened on Acapesket Road at East Falmouth Highway (Route 28). Firefighters reportedly extinguished a fire in the vehicle and extricated the driver of the Range Rover SUV. MedFlight was not available due to weather so the victim was rushed to Falmouth Hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation by Falmouth Police.
From Falmouth Police: It is with a heavy heart we report that the Falmouth Police Department and the Falmouth Fire and Rescue Department were called to the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash on Acapesket Road late Saturday night. The driver was an eighteen-year-old senior at Falmouth High School. Counseling support will be available today, Sunday, May 18 at the Falmouth High School Library from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. There will be additional counselors and therapists from the larger community available including Falmouth Police Department, Falmouth Human Services, and Sharing Kindness. There will also be counseling available at the school on Monday to support all students and staff as we all process this difficult event.
Friends of the victim identified her to several Boston TV stations as 18-year-old Ava Lodico. She was reportedly headed home from prom when the crash occurred. Lodico had plans to attend UMass Dartmouth where she hoped to become a nurse.
Scene photos by David Curran/Satellite News Service/CWN
