Somerville Crash Victim Was theMark Frontman

Paul Farris, the innocent bystander who died in this weekend's police-chase crash in Somerville, wasn't just a graduate of Tufts and an aspiring law student. He was also frontman of theMark, a local rock band that is reeling from the death.

theMark's MySpace page covers the death, and they will be announcing memorial services later on the site. The cab driver and Farris' girlfriend, Katelyn Hoyt, are recovering in the hospital.

The post announcing the death says, "Words are useless in describing how much we will all miss you."

Javier Morales, who led police on the chase and whose car struck the taxi carrying Farris and Hoyt, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide. The chase in Somerville lasted only four minutes.

This raises serious questions about whether or not police chases were worth it. Clearly Morales was a danger behind the wheel and to society, and he should have pulled over, but was catching him worth killing one man and seriously injuring two?

Image of theMark's album, Blackouts of Whitecaps.