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'He Was A Self-Starter': Stepinac HS Student Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered As Hard Worker
A popular Westchester teen who was killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver is being remembered as a self-started and hard worker.
Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, after being struck while riding his scooter on McLean Avenue in Yonkers on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Born in White Plains, and raised in Yonkers, CJ was about to begin his junior year at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, said his obituary.
When it came to academics and good grades Christopher excelled, his obituary said.
He was a self-starter. When his homework was c…
16-Year-Old Stepinac HS Student Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Updated story: DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Westchester Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old HS Student
Family, friends, and students are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old high school student who died after a hit-and-run driver in Westchester County.
Christopher Jack "CJ" Hackett was killed just after midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 660 McLean Ave., in Yonkers, by a van that fled the scene, said. Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police.
Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, where Hackett, a Yonkers resident, was enrolled, will have counselors availab…
