Wake Held for Teen Killed in Cape Cod Crash

A wake for 17-year-old James Lavin was held on Monday

Family and friends will begin to say good-bye to one of the Falmouth, Massachusetts teenagers killed in a tragic pre-holiday crash. 

A wake for 17-year-old James Lavin was held Monday afternoon at the Chapman Cole and Gleason funeral home in town.

He was behind the wheel when his car went off the road and crashed Thursday night.

Owen Higgins, 17, who was in the car with him, also died in the crash.

The two were returning home from hockey practice.

The community has come together since the tragic deaths of the two friends.

"You just try to get through minute by minute and that's right now what I think a lot of us are doing," said Falmouth Superintendent Nancy Taylor. "

Funeral services for Lavin are on Tuesday.

Plans for Higgins are not yet known.

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