KENT, Conn.–A one-car collision has taken the life of a 17-year-old Kent School student.
Shea Cassidy-Teti was traveling with his parents in a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 11, when the car went off the Amenia Road in Sharon for unknown reasons.
His father, Charles Teti, 62, of Salisbury was driving the vehicle northbound on Amenia Union Road when the vehicle crossed the southbound lane and struck a tree and home. The home had “severe damage” due to the crash, state police said.
Teti had serious injuries and was transported by LifeStar to Hartford Hospital.
Aidan Cassidy, 63, who was in the front passenger seat, also sustained serious injuries and was transport by ambulance to Sharon Hospital for treatment.
Their son, who had been seated behind his father, was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene.
Members of the Kent School community were notified of the accident during a gathering in St. Joseph’s Chapel on the campus. The school is providing support services for students and parents and guardians with concerns about their children were advised to contact the dean on duty phone at 860-601-0223.
Shea’s twin brother, Nash, Class of ’26, is also a student at the school.
The crash remains under investigation by Trooper Lukas Gryniuk. Anyone with information is asked to contact Troop B at 860-626-1821.
