Obituaries
Yonkers Resident, 16, ID'd from Fatal Police Chase Crash
Services have been scheduled for the teenager, who died from injuries related to the crash, which also killed Sharlene Stinson of Yonkers.
Yonkers resident Jerry Crawford, 16, has been identified by a family member as the teenager who died in the Nov. 23 crash during the police chase that also killed 46-year-old Yonkers resident Sharlene Stinson.
The Journal News reports that calling hours for Crawford will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and again on Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 175 Nepperhan Ave. in Yonkers. A funeral service will follow Friday’s calling hours, and interment will take place in Maryland.
Crawford, who was a sophomore at Charles E. Gorton High School in Yonkers, is one of two teenagers critically injured when the stolen van they were in crashed into a sedan driven by Stinson on Warburton Avenue. Yonkers police were chasing the van at the time of the afternoon crash.
Find out what's happening in Bronxville-Eastchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The other teen, a 14-year-old girl, has not been named by police, but she remains hospitalized.
Click here to read the full story on The Journal News website.
Find out what's happening in Bronxville-Eastchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.