Community Mourns Loss Of Norwich Mother, Son Killed In Crash

NORWICH, CT — The community is mourning the loss of a mother and son from Norwich who died in a crash in Montville, according to FOX 61. Jamie Krajewski, 33, of Norwich, and Tyshon Ozzie Harper, 17, of Norwich, were killed in the accident.

The crash occurred on I-395 in Montville late Friday as a 2014 Volkswagen Passat driven by a Rhode Island man struck two cars that had been stopped in the right shoulder, according to state police.

Roland Krajewski, Jamie Krajewski's brother and Tyshon's uncle, told FOX 61 that Jamie "was such a hard, devoted working mom. She worked two or three jobs at a time as a single mom." He described her as "the protector of the family."

The WPTP Junior Football League paid tribute to Tyshon in a Facebook post, stating that he was "a standout athlete any coach would love to have."

"If you ever played with/against Tyshon or even just been a spectator at one of his games, you certainly would have heard, 'LET'S GO CHUBBY' coming loud and often from his mother Jamie after every play, big or small, and there were a lot! Jamie was her kid's biggest fan and always showed unwavering support for all her 'babies,'" the post reads.

The crash remains under investigation.

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