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Regis College Pays Respects Following Fatal Crash

Michael Kaplan, 20, died from injuries related to a motorcycle accident yesterday.

The Regis College community mourns after a student died in a motorcycle crash yesterday.

Michael Kaplan, 20, of Braintree, a senior, died yesterday afternoon from injuries related to a motorcycle crash into a telephone pole on Chestnut Street, according to the Regis College website.

Kaplan was a nursing major on the Regis lacrosse team.

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Sophomore Peter Leighton suffered serious injuries, according to a statement on the website. 


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