WEST BABYLON, Long Island (WABC) — A 17-year-old girl who was on life-support after a driver blew through a red light, striking her and 4 other teens inside a car, has died.
(The video on the media player above is from a previous report.)
Bella Trezza, 17, was driving the group of teens home from a party at 1 a.m. on Saturday when a 33-year-old driver from Lindenhurst blew a red light at the intersection of Great East Neck Road and Railroad Avenue before t-boning an SUV carrying the five teens.
On Monday night family, friends, and community members held an emotional prayer vigil for Bella Trezza at St. John the Baptist High School in West Islip.
The senior was known for her bubbly spirit.
“She was always so sweet, always had such a positive attitude,” said Bella Trezza’s friend Gabby Port. “Whenever she talked, she always lit up the room. And of course, she was beautiful.”
St. John the Baptist High School Principal Vincent Albrecht says Trezza was an aspiring nurse …