Teenager Dies in Wrong-way Crash on Revere’s Route 1

WHO:

Boston.com News - The person killed was described as a high school senior.

WHDH - The person killed was a 17-year-old driver; their name had not been released.

WHDH - Triton Regional High School said the student was “highly involved and connected to many within the Triton community” and was known for being “kind and caring” to members of the school community.

WHDH - The driver of the other vehicle was injured and transported by emergency medical services to a Boston hospital.

WHDH - State police and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office were involved in investigating the crash.

WHAT:

WHDH - A wrong-way collision on Route 1 killed the teen driver and injured the driver of another vehicle.

WHDH - The wrong-way vehicle was engulfed in flames, and its driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

WHDH - The other driver suffered minor injuries.

Boston.com News - The school community said, “We are heartbroken, and as a community, we grieve this loss.”

WHDH - Triton Regional High School offered condolences to the student’s family.

WHERE:

WHDH - The crash occurred on Route 1 in Revere, just south of Sargent Street.

WHDH - The other driver was taken to a hospital in Boston.

WHEN:

WHDH - State police said the crash happened early Sunday morning, around 3 a.m.

HOW:

WHDH - Troopers responding to a report of a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes learned it had struck another vehicle head-on.

WHDH - The crash remained under investigation by the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office.

(UPDATED October 26, 2026 22:11 UTC)

A 17-year-old high school senior was killed when a wrong-way vehicle struck another car head-on on Route 1 in Revere, just south of Sargent Street. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Sunday; the teen was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a Boston hospital. Triton Regional High School remembered the student as kind and caring, expressed condolences to the family, and said the school community was heartbroken, as state police investigate.