Miguel Angel Romero was a young man with so much promise. Friendly. Kind. Intelligent.
Romero was mourned in a tear-filled celebration of life ceremony attended by family, friends, classmates and teachers on Tuesday afternoon inside a gym at Horizon High School.
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The 17-year-old student died on the night of Feb. 7 when he was struck on a crosswalk by an accused hit-and-run driver suspected of being intoxicated at the intersection of Darrington Road and Pawling Drive in Horizon City. The driver faces charges of intoxication manslaughter and accident involving a death.
Romero’s friends and fellow students — many wearing white and red ribbons in his honor — organized the ceremony, which started with lively corridos , Horizon High School Principal Roberto C. Trejo said.
“This music represents the music that Miguel liked, that put a smile on his face,” Trejo said as a video screen showed a montage of photos of a teenager full of life: making faces with friends, eating pizza and taking selfies.