The Brief
- Friends, family and classmates gathered Saturday at DeKalb High School to honor 21-year-olds Sariyah Watson and Heaven Williams, who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-88 near Aurora on May 9.
- Watson, a standout sprinter for the UIC track team, and Williams were driving home for Mother’s Day when their car was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver; all three people involved died.
- The memorial included a balloon release and a lap around the high school track as loved ones remembered the women’s friendship, kindness and impact on others.
DEKALB, Ill. – A touching tribute Saturday evening in DeKalb for two young women killed last week when their car was hit by a wrong-way driver. One of those killed was a star sprinter for the UIC track team.
“Life is so unfair. Sometimes it’s hard to understand why someone with so much life, love or purpose was taken so soon,” Kayshia Stevenson, a friend of the victim, said.
Dozens of friends, family and classmates of the 21-year-old best friends, who were killed last weekend gathered at DeKalb High School Saturday evening. It was a chance to talk and hug and remember, and release balloons in their memory.…