11-Year-Old Boy Tragically Passes Away While Riding His Bike Just Days Before Start Of School year Torren O’Grady, an 11-year-old sixth-grade student from North Stonington, Connecticut, was killed in a bicycle crash involving a school bus just five days after the start of the school year. The accident happened on September 2 near Old Colony and Pinecrest roads, leaving his family, classmates and community devastated.
His school arranged counselors and emotional support for students and staff, while friends and neighbors organized fundraisers and created a memorial at the crash site. Torren’s youth lacrosse team also encouraged families to leave porch lights on and display lacrosse sticks in his honor as the community rallied around his grieving parents, Mat and Jourdan O’Grady…
