16-Year-Old Driver Killed In New Milford Crash: Police

NEW MILFORD, CT — A teenaged boy was killed in a single-car car crash in New Milford Monday night.

William Neeb, an 11th-Grade student at New Milford High School, was an honors student, member of the school's Athletic Council, and a two-year member of the NMHS hockey team, according to a social media post by New Milford Superintendent of Schools Janet Parlato.

The New Milford Police Department received word of the accident at around 8:09 p.m.

First responders to the area of 200 Pickett District Road found a GMC Acadia off the road and through a fence with significant damage, according to the police report.

Neeb was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Lt. Katherine Relyea

The New Milford Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team responded and processed the scene, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Hearst Connecticut reported that the student killed in the crash was a member of the hockey team. Students and coaches held a memorial for the victim at the crash site, where hockey sticks were displayed, Hearst reported.

The hockey team's coach Hank Dietter told Hearst Connecticut that the student was a "beautiful soul." (Read the full Hearst CT story here).

Police are requesting any witnesses to the crash contact Officer Schneider or Sergeant Petersen at 860-355-3133.