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From the Newsroom: Families of teens killed in North Park crash remember loved ones

Zachary Gibson
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Justin Vellucci
Rocks on which visitors have scrawled hand-written notes pour out of a ceramic jug near a photo of Jonathan Tourney in his Pine-Richland High School football uniform at Tourney’s grave in the Allegheny County Memorial Park, a cemetery at 1600 Duncan Ave. in McCandless, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Tourney, 14, and Taylor Orlowski, 18, were the two teens killed in a Dec. 23, 2023 car crash in North Park, just a few miles from the McCandless cemetery.
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A horseshoe and bracelet reading #RideForTaylor adorn a cross dedicated to Jonathan Tourney and Taylor Orlowski, two Pittsburgh-area teens killed in a Dec. 23, 2023 car crash, at the site of the accident on Irwin Road in the McCandless portion of North Park on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

Jonathan Tourney and Taylor Orlowski were killed on Christmas weekend last year when the speeding SUV they were in with four other teens crashed on a dark road in Allegheny County’s North Park.

Those closest to the teens searched for ways to cherish their loved ones’ memories as they struggle to move forward.

Reporter Justin Vellucci joins Zac Gibson to talk about the tragic event, the subsequent court hearings and how the parents and loved ones of these teens honor their “Forever Young” family members.

This is From the Newsroom.

Zachary Gibson is a Tribune-Review digital producer. You can contact Zachary at zgibson@triblive.com.

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