Rockland, MA : Rockland teenager killed in three-vehicle crash on Thursday December 31 2015.

Witnesses said one of the vehicles involved in an early-morning crash was traveling in the wrong direction side-by-side at a high rate of speed next to the vehicle driven by a Rockland teenager who was killed when they crashed.Just before 3 a.m., Rockland police said they responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash in the area of 584 Beech St.
I just saw a silver car flip up in the air, go through the woods and land on its roof," witness Heather Lunnington said.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they said they saw a 2005 Toyota Highlander on its roof in the southbound travel lane.
The driver of that vehicle, identified as Patrick J. Sullivan, 17, was dead at the scene.
Officials said there was also a 2011 Nissan Sentra resting against a tree on the southbound shoulder, just south of the Toyota. The driver of that vehicle was taken to South Shore Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
There was also a red 2004 Mitsubishi Galant involved in the crash, and two occupants in that vehicle were not injured.
Several witnesses told investigators that the Nissan had been driving on the wrong side of the road, side-by-side with the Toyota at a high rate of speed.
Officials said there was contact between the two vehicles before they both left the road and came to rest.
Seconds later, officials said the Mitsubishi, which was also headed south, rounded a curve and crashed into the overturned Toyota.
Sullivan was a well-liked senior at Rockland High School and was on the wrestling team.
Right now he would be wrestling," friend Dennis McPeck said. "Unfortunately, he didn't come to practice this morning. We will miss him dearly."
Friends described Sullivan as a funny guy and good athlete.
The crash is under investigation by Rockland and Massachusetts State Police.
A second crash was reported on the eastbound lanes of the Massachusetts Turnpike around 3:17 a.m. in Westborough.
The initial investigation showed a 2002 Honda Accord with five people riding in it had a flat tire and the driver continued to drive with the flat. The second vehicle, a 2011 Dodge Ram towing a boat trailer, clipped the slow-moving Honda, causing it to roll over.
Two of the passengers in the Honda, identified as Clarice Felix, 18, and Dave Virgile, 27, both from Randolph, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other passengers, identified as Gregory Marcelin, 20, of East Weymouth, and Monique Sheppard, 20, of Roxbury, were taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester to be treated for serious injuries.
The driver, identified as Bryant Brezil, 19, of Randolph, only suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the Dodge, identified as Zachary Tucker, 24, of Deerfield, New Hampshire, was treated and released at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.

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Rockland teen killed in early-morning 3-vehicle crash