Bristol County teen killed in horrific crash remembered for smile, being loved by many

A Bristol County teen killed in a Friday night crash is being remembered.

According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Taunton Police responded to a single motor vehicle crash at 168 Tremont Street. 

First responders located a Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck that was fully engulfed. 

Initial observations determined that the vehicle left the roadway on Tremont Street, struck the front porch of the home at 168 Tremont Street and rolled into parked cars in the driveway of the home. 

The female teenage operator from Dighton was pronounced deceased on scene.

Detectives from the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office also responded to this crash.

According to a GoFundMe fundraiser and family members, Savannah Rian Salemme is the deceased.

A statement from the Dighton Rehoboth School District stated that she was a 2025 graduate of Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School and a former Dighton Middle School student.

“I am told that Savannah was loved by many in our community—especially by staff who taught her and by DRRHS students who were her classmates and friends before high school. Her younger siblings are currently in-district, and we will rally around them and the entire Ellis family during this heartbreaking time.”

Salemme was also known for having the biggest smile and liked to sing and dance.

Detail concerning what caused the crash have not yet been released.

Two Fall River teens were also killed in a highway crash early Saturday morning.