Aspiring Boston comic killed in crash

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 16th, 2006

From the Milford Daily News:

State police said Harland was driving in the left lane when he lost control of his Ford F10 and swerved right across three lanes of traffic, plowing into Paul Rudeen of Framingham, who was driving a Saturn.

The crash killed Rudeen, whom family members describe as a friendly and outgoing young man who enjoyed performing standup comedy.

“I never even got a chance to see him perform,” said Sandra White, Rudeen’s mother. “He was only 21 and he was just beginning to explore the open-mic scene in Boston.”