Yonkers community mourns teen killed in hit-and-run Thursday
A Yonkers community mourns a 16-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday on McLean Avenue.
News 12 Staff
•
Aug 5, 2022, 12:34 AM
•
Updated 624 days ago
Share:
More Stories
2:34
Guide: Safety tips to help prevent home burglaries
45ds ago1:31
What's Cooking: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace's prime rib roast
128ds ago2:19
Guide: Safety measures to help prevent fires and how to escape one
193ds ago2:07
Tips on how to avoid confrontation with sharks while swimming in the ocean
277ds ago2:33
5 tips to prevent mosquito bites and getting sick from viruses
288ds ago2:39
NEWS 12 EXCLUSIVE: ‘He drove into the water.’ Car drives off dock in Patchogue; News 12 crew helps in the rescue
309ds ago2:34
Guide: Safety tips to help prevent home burglaries
45ds ago1:31
What's Cooking: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace's prime rib roast
128ds ago2:19
Guide: Safety measures to help prevent fires and how to escape one
193ds ago2:07
Tips on how to avoid confrontation with sharks while swimming in the ocean
277ds ago2:33
5 tips to prevent mosquito bites and getting sick from viruses
288ds ago2:39
NEWS 12 EXCLUSIVE: ‘He drove into the water.’ Car drives off dock in Patchogue; News 12 crew helps in the rescue
309ds agoA Yonkers community mourns a 16-year-old boy who was killed in
a hit-and-run crash Thursday on McLean Avenue.
Christopher Jack Hackett student was struck by a van around
midnight by the ACME shopping center.
“It’s devastating,” says class mom Abigail Saunders. “Such a young
age and a great future.”
Friends and family have created a makeshift memorial outside of
McLean Plaza to pray and leave flowers at.
Archbishop Stepinac High School will hold a prayer service Friday
in the teen’s memory.
The school posted condolences on Facebook and says counselors will
be available at school Friday and next week.
Detectives say they found the van and have a suspect in
custody.
