17-year-old Pembroke teen killed in crash remembered as amazing & beautiful young girl as fundraisers announced

A Massachusetts teen who died from injuries sustained in a weekend crash is being remembered as fundraisers have been announced.

According to Chief Michael Carbone, at just after 12:15a.m. on Saturday, Duxbury Police and Fire were dispatched to Harrison Street for a report of a single vehicle crash into a tree.

Upon arrival, officers found the operator and lone occupant, a 17-year-old female from Pembroke, entrapped in the vehicle. The juvenile was unresponsive and needed to be extricated from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life. Life-saving measures were provided on scene and the juvenile was transported via Med Flight to MA General Hospital. 

On Monday evening, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner notified the Duxbury Police that the juvenile operator from the crash had succumbed to her injuries.

Once word spread that Maddie Straub had passed away, the community has announced various fundraisers for the family.

“Pembroke has lost an amazing & beautiful young girl, Maddie Straub. Maddie lived in Pembroke and was a senior at Silver Lake High School. Santa’s Helpers would like to raise funds to help cover upcoming expenses and have her family not worry about anything except healing. If you would like to make a donation, you can write a check payable to Santa’s Helpers or Venmo @Santashelpers4. Thank you. Every single dime that is donated will go directly to the family. No fees. Thank you all for always answering the call and stepping up for the community !!!!” – Kellene Falco (Santa’s Helpers was founded by Mike and Kellene Falco of Pembroke to collect and distribute money and gifts to children and families in need).

In addition to the Venmo, there is a meal train set up for the family here: https://mealtrain.com/ed80d1

Blackbird Baking Co. would like to help Maddie’s family and will be donating 100% of the proceed of her sales this Saturday, Sept 21st. at the Pembroke Farmers Market.

Pembroke Youth Baseball & Softball will be hosting a candlelight vigil, to honor Maddie, Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. down at the Mattakeesett Fields by the Snack Shack.

The Duxbury Police, along with our partners from the MA State Police, including their Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.