3 men, including 1 teenager, killed in Crawford County crash
ATHENS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Three people from Butler County, including a teenager, are dead after the car they were in crashed in Crawford County Saturday night.
State police say a car driven by 21-year-old Ronald Parisi of Chicora crashed into a tree in Athens Township around 8 p.m. Saturday.
Parisi, with 19-year-old Joshua Boettner, and 17-year-old Levi Deal, were all killed in the crash.
Parisi's stepmother was one of the many who could not hold in their tears during a vigil for the three boys on Sunday evening.
"We got to spend the weekend with them before they passed away," Parisi's stepmother said. "He was always happy, always laughing, and always had a smile on [his] face. We had so much fun that weekend."
Ronnie and Levi were cousins.
Tommy Shuler says he and Ronnie grew up in the same house.
"I just couldn't believe it. That I looked up to him and now I do not have him to look up to," Shuler added.
Shuler says there was never a dull moment, and they both loved cars and riding dirtbikes.
"To have a video of him in the passenger seat of my car, and look over in the passenger seat and to have him not be there anymore, it's hard, it's like, I don't want to keep my car anymore."
Zach Sherer knew all three victims and helped to organize the vigil.
"We were thinking maybe 10 or 15 people would show up, and obviously, the parking lot is full," Sherer said. "Everyone has mixed emotions; we still can't figure out exactly what happened," Sherer added.
An investigation into the cause is ongoing. Police say none of them were wearing a seatbelt at the time.