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Christopher Jack Hackett

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'He Was A Self-Starter': Yonkers Teen Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered As Hard Worker 'He Was A Self-Starter': Yonkers Teen Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered As Hard Worker
'He Was A Self-Starter': Yonkers Teen 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…

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DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old HS Student In Yonkers DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old HS Student In Yonkers
DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old HS Student In Yonkers A public works employee has been charged with a hit-and-crash that left a popular 16-year-old area student dead. The crash took place in Westchester around 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the 600 block of McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Police responded to the 600 block of McLean Avenue on a report of a scooter driver having been struck by a vehicle, said Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police. Upon arrival, first responders located the teen down on the ground with severe head injuries; he was transported to a local area trauma center in critical condition, Politopoulos said. T…

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16-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Yonkers Crash 16-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Yonkers Crash
16-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Yonkers 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…

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by Kathy Reakes