The Endicott College community is preparing for a tough week ahead as students returned back to school Sunday following the death of Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole, the beloved mentor and protector who was killed early on Thanksgiving morning.
The 49-year-old father of father was driving home to Exeter, New Hampshire, from an evening shift on the school’s campus in Beverly, Massachusetts, when his Chevrolet Trailbalzer was struck by a wrong-way Tesla driver on Interstate 95 in Newbury just after midnight Thursday. Cole was pronounced dead on scene, while the Tesla driver was flown to a trauma center with serious injuries.
News about the tragedy traveled throughout the weekend, and students returned to campus facing heartache after Thanksgiving break.
“Sergeant Cole was very inspirational,” senior KyRon Parker said. “He walked students through everything. He helped them out.”
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