Funeral Held For 12-Year-Old Boy Scout Run Down In Long Island
ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A funeral service was help Saturday for a Long Island Boy Scout who died after being hit by an alleged drunk driver.
The funeral for 12-year-old Andrew McMorris was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Islip.
Scouts in uniform were among those paying their respects.
McMorris was hit by a car last Sunday while walking on the shoulder of the road with his Boy Scout troop.
The driver of the car, 59-year-old Thomas Murphy, is charged with DWI, but the charges are expected to be upgraded.