Family members honoring Massachusetts teen killed in bicycle crash as services announced

A young Massachusetts teen who was killed in a recent collision is being honored by his loved ones.

According to police, on June 23rd, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist in the area of King Street and the Interstate 495 North off-ramp. Callers reported that the bicyclist was a juvenile.

Officers from the Franklin Police Department and members of the Franklin Fire Department responded to the scene and immediately initiated life-saving measures. The bicyclist was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased.

According a GoFundMe fundraiser and those who knew him, 15-year-old Bishop Feehan High School student and Franklin resident Oliver Lewis was kind, positive, and always making others smile.

“Oliver was a beloved rising sophomore at Bishop Feehan High School, where he achieved high honors, was a member of the soccer team and played tenor saxophone in the band. As his final act of kindness, Oliver saved the lives of five other people with his organs that were donated for transplant.

“To know Oliver was to know true kindness. He found his greatest joy in lifting others up, and he believed deeply in fairness, compassion, and the power of opportunity. Oliver’s unwavering conviction was that everyone—regardless of their circumstances—deserves a fair chance to thrive.”

The fundraiser is to create a scholarship in his honor.

“In honor of Oliver’s generous spirit and commitment to justice and equality, his family has established the Oliver Lewis Scholarship Fund at Bishop Feehan High School. This fund will support students whose financial circumstances might otherwise prevent them from reaching their full potential.”

Donations may also be made at bishopfeehan.com/oliver.

A mass of resurrection will take place at 11:00 a.m. on July 10th at St. Mary’s Parish at 1 Church Sq in Franklin.

The crash remains under investigation by the Franklin Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The operator of the involved vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.