Overcast 41°
Tag:

DUI Crash

Obituaries
Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile' Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile'
Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile' Friends and family of a 16-year-old student-athlete in Fairfield County remembered him fondly following his death in a crash on Block Island earlier this week. Southport resident Jackson (Jake) Panus died on Sunday, Aug. 9, when his allegedly intoxicated driver was involved in a fatal crash in Rhode Island. Panus’ family said that “people often commented that he resembled an angel.” “He was both an old soul and, equally, an über-social being, whose quest to be among and surrounded by many was endless,” according to his obituary. “He was the life of any gathering, whether in the classroom,…

SHARE

by Zak Failla