Julio Gomez Car Accident: 17-Year- Old New Milford High School Student, Julio Gomez Killled in Fatal Car Crash

Julio Gomez Car Accident: 17-Year- Old New Milford High School Student, Julio Gomez Killled in Fatal Car Crash

Julio Gomez Car Accident: As New Milford High School students and teachers prepared to gather to remember the “caring” 17-year-old senior who was killed in a car crash on Friday, local officials say more must be done to prevent accidents on busy Route 7.

Police have identified the New Milford High School student killed Friday in the three-car crash as 17-year-old Julio Gomez.

Police said Gomez was a passenger in an Infiniti involved in the crash. The driver of that car, also 17, remains in critical condition, New Milford police said Monday.

“Julio Gomez joined the Green Wave two years ago transferring to us from Danbury,” New Milford Superintendent Janet Parlato said in a statement. “Julio enjoyed attending New Milford High School athletic contests and socialising with his friends. Julio was a caring young man who was looking forward to his senior year and going to college.”

Two occupants of a Nissan Rogue that was also involved were hospitalised following the crash, according to police. The Nissan’s 29-year-old passenger was taken to Danbury Hospital and was listed in critical condition, according to police. The person was later transferred to another hospital, and New Milford police said they do not have an updated condition for the passenger.

The 48-year-old driver of the Nissan was listed in stable condition at Danbury Hospital, police said.

The driver of the third vehicle involved in the crash, a Hyundai Tucson, declined medical attention, according to police.

Mayor Pete Bass said the crash has sparked concern from residents about accidents on Route 7, a state route where police have said there were more than 230 crashes last year in the business corridor.

The state Department of Transportation has already planned to perform a traffic study to add lighting to part of the roadway, Bass said in a Facebook post. State Rep. Bill Buckabee, R-New Milford, who introduced a bill advocating for traffic lights, said the study “has to happen right away.”