Authorities have confirmed that a second teenager has died from injuries sustained in Wednesday’s fatal car crash on Washington Street.
“A 16-year-old female that was inside the vehicle died on the evening of July 30, 2026 [at a Boston hospital],” Abington Police Chief John Bonney said in a statement to Abington News.
A spokesperson for the Plymouth Country District Attorney also confirmed the death but declined to provide a name or any additional information.
A red Hyundai Santa Fe driven by 17-year-old Hamilton crashed into a large tree in front of 877 Washington Street around 7:50 Wednesday morning. Abington Police had started to pursue the vehicle, which had been reported stolen a few hours earlier, in the minutes before the crash.
Five teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Sebastian Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger was ejected from the vehicle due to the impact. Abington Fire called all on and off duty personnel to the scene to extricate the remaining passengers and get them transported to local hospitals.
The scene left Abington’s first responders shook.
“It will stay with first responders throughout their careers and for the remainder of their lives,” Abington Fire Chief Jack Glynn wrote in a Facebook post Friday.
A memorial to Hamilton and the other victims, some who are from Rockland, has been set up at the site of the crash.
Boston 25 reported family members said Hamilton’s father had recently passed away, and that his wake was scheduled for the day of the crash.
The moments leading up the crash remain under investigation by the District Attorney’s Office.
Bonney said during a press conference Wednesday that an Abington police officer had run the vehicle’s plates, discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen, and began to follow it down Walnut Street. Hamilton then turned onto Centre Ave and then Washington Street and began driving at a high rate of speed, according to Bonney.
Bonney was careful to say that while Hamilton was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen, that he hadn’t stolen the vehicle.
The officer that was pursuing the vehicle is on paid administrative leave, per department policy.
Glynn’s post also encouraged people to show grace to the victims and their families, and avoid saying nasty things online.
“I believe right now it’s a time for all of us to demonstrate our humanity. Any day, any hour, any minute….. any of us could experience tragedy. Humanity is what is needed most right now,” he wrote.
“There are so many quotes out there, but I believe the best one for right now is that, ‘Kindness is free, so sprinkle it everywhere.’ Humanity is what’s needed most now. Be good to one another. You’ll never regret it.”