UPDATED September 12, 2015
CANTON, Mass. —
Canton police say a 16-year-old boy died after being run over and dragged by his own Jeep Friday evening.
Police said they received a 911 call around 6:10 p.m. reporting a car had crashed into 25 Chapel St. The Jeep crashed through a fence before hitting the home. Police identified the victim as Paul O'Brien, who lived across the street from the crash site.
"It appears right now that the vehicle was in reverse and he was possibly trying to gain control of the vehicle and his door was still open," Canton police Chief Ken Berkowitz said.
O'Brien was transported to Norwood Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Canton High School opened at 9 a.m. on Saturday where support staff are available to support the student body.
Massachusetts State Police spent several hours reconstructing the crash and trying to figure out what path the Jeep took and how the teen was thrown from the driver's seat.
Massachusetts, Irish, Drunk, Dead. Period. He will never do that again.