A 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash in Minnetonka on Sunday night.

An incident report from Minnesota State Patrol states he was driving a Cadillac Lyriq east on Highway 7 around 10:47 p.m. when he went off the road near County Road 101 and hit a light pole.

The teen was listed by the State Patrol as being from Corcoran, and Orono Public Schools identified him as Lucas Knudson in a letter that was sent to families and staff on Monday. Grief support is being offered to students at the school.

According to the letter, Knudson “was an outstanding student”, was a starter on the Orono High School varsity basketball team and participated in Unified and Letters of Love.

The letter acknowledged that Monday and the coming days will be difficult, and district officials want to offer help and resources for grieving.

To honor Knudson, classmates painted the school’s rock with “RIP Lucas,” and throughout the day mourners laid flowers next to it. And Monday night, dozens gathered outside his Corcoran home for a vigil, including many of his basketball teammates and coaches. 

“We’re just feeling so sad and we miss him already,” Barry Wohler, head coach for the Orono Spartans boys basketball team, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at the vigil.

Wohler adds Knudson was the team’s “energizer” and that they’ll be finding a way to honor him throughout the season. 

“When he came in the room, it lit up, and he usually [had] some kind of sarcasm towards somebody, but it’s his love language, and the guys knew that he loved him,” Wohler added. 

His teammates said that energy will be, and already is, missed. 

“He was always on the team, always the guy who wasn’t afraid to take a shot. He was always the guy who could make something happen out of nothing, so it’ll be tough missing him but we’ll definitely dedicating this season to Luke,” said Nolan Groves, a friend and teammate of Knudson.