Single-car crash into a utility pole along Woburn Street killed Lowell Man

A single-car crash into a utility pole along Woburn Street Monday afternoon claimed the life of a Lowell man four days shy of his 25th birthday, according to his mother.

The crash also left an unidentified man suffering from serious injuries. He was flown to a Boston-area trauma center.

Police were called to Woburn and Eugene streets in the South Lowell neighborhood a little after 4 p.m., where they found an Acura sedan had crashed head-on into a utility pole on the right side of the outbound lane of Woburn Street.

Police did not immediately release information about the crash, but Carolyn Lavigne, of Lowell, said her son, Frank Lavigne III, was a passenger in the car. He died of his injuries at Lowell General Hospital/Saints Campus, according to Carolyn Lavigne.

Frank Lavigne was born and raised in Lowell. He graduated from Greater Lowell Technical High School, where he studied masonry, his mother said.

"He was a good kid," said Carolyn Lavigne. "He stayed out of trouble."

Frank Lavigne loved sports, especially Boston teams like the Red Sox and the Patriots. He was a huge fan of WWE wrestling.

Lavigne was already looking forward to one birthday present he knew he was getting -- tickets to see WWE on March 26.

"He was a loving, caring, young man man who would give you the shirt off his back," said his sister, Robyn Lavigne.

Frank Lavigne leaves behind his mother, two sisters, three nieces and a nephew, according to Carolyn Lavigne.

Frank Lavigne had been unemployed recently and was still mourning the loss of his father, Frank Lavigne Jr., who died about a year and a half ago.

"We've had no luck these past two years," Carolyn Lavigne said. "He was devastated over the loss of his dad."

The driver, not immediately identified, was taken by ambulance to Cawley Stadium, and flown to Tufts New England Medical Center by MedFlight, according to police radio broadcasts.

Police commanders at the scene on Woburn Street said they could not immediately comment.

Sgt. Steve Coyle and Officer Mike Camara, of the department's Traffic Unit, took photographs and measurements of skid marks at the scene as part of their effort to reconstruct the crash.

The impact also broke the utility pole, though it remained standing as the heavily-damaged Acura remained at the pole's base. A crew from National Grid was on scene to repair the pole once police finished collecting evidence.

Friends and family members offered condolences and memories of Lavigne on Facebook Monday evening.

"He was such a nice, polite, and friendly kid," said one poster on Facebook who said they used to work with Lavigne.

"Frankie was a great kid," Sarah Aponte wrote on Robyn Lavigne's Facebook page. "He's up there watching over you with your dad. Rest in peace, buddy."