Crash kills two teenagers

Two Middleborough High School seniors have been killed in a car crash that police blamed partly on excessive speed.

According to police, the car driven by 18-year-old Joseph DeYoung crashed when DeYoung “failed to negotiate a curve in the road.“ DeYoung and a passenger, 17-year-old Brian McMahon, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The 1996 Saturn rammed into a tree just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, not far from McMahon’s home.

Police said speed, rainy weather and driving inexperience were contributing factors in the crash.

Middleborough Superintendent Robert Sullivan said in a statement that the school would offer counseling and support services for students and staff when school opens Friday.