QHS student dies from injuries suffered in bicycle accident on Tuesday near Ursa

QUINCY — A Quincy High School student who was injured in a bicycle accident near Ursa on Tuesday night died. 

Jet Maddox Feramisco died at 11:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, according to a post on the Facebook page of his mother, Jamie Boeing.

“We are grieving his loss as a community, and I ask you hug your children and tell them you love them every day,” she wrote. “I am lucky enough to have an enormous outpouring of memories, photos and music that touched each and every one of us. I was blessed to have been the mother of such a brilliant and compassionate young man.”

Todd Pettit, superintendent for Quincy Public Schools, also shared the news on his Facebook page.

“Jet will be deeply missed by students and staff that his bright light deeply touched,” Pettit wrote. “Jet was a proud Blue Devil musician, athlete and scholar. Support for our QHS students and staff will continue next week as we navigate this tremendous loss. The entire QPS family sends sympathy to Jet’s family during this difficult time.”

Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were called at approximately 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, to the intersection of E603rd Lane and N. 2050^th Ave for a traffic accident that was believed to have involved a bicyclist and a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies found Jet Feramisco, who had been riding a bicycle on E603rd Lane and sustained critical injuries. He was airlifted from the scene and taken to a Springfield hospital.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release late Wednesday afternoon that no signs of a traffic crash were located, and the injuries to Feramisco appeared to be consistent with a fall from a bicycle. The incident is still under investigation with further details pending. 

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is still asking anyone with information or possible video footage of the area at the time of the event to call at 217-277-2200, the non-emergency dispatch number at 217-222-9360 or Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers at 217-228-4474.

If you would like to make a donation to assist the family with funeral expenses, you can do so at this link: http://www.venmo.com/jamie-boeing