16-year-old driver Nick Watson killed in Avon crash

Aug 11, 2011 - 16:19
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16-year-old driver Nick Watson killed in Avon crash
Nick Watson

AVON  - A 16-year-old died in a one-car wreck Wednesday night in Avon.

The Patriot Ledger reports the accident happened at 8:16 p.m. at D.W. Field Park on the east side of the reservoir when a 1993 BMW 325 driven by Nick Watson left the road and went down an embankment.

The driver's side door was crushed against a rock and it took about 45 minutes to free Watson. The 16-year-old passenger will be OK, according to police.

According to the Patriot Ledger, Watson was a baseball player who battled lymphoma.

Watson, who tued 16 on May 22, did not yet have a driver’s license.

The accident remains under investigation.

 

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling