PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — The 14-year-old Treasure Coast High School student struck by an SUV last week will be honored through organ donation by his grieving family.
According to an update released Sunday by the Port St. Lucie Police Department, the teenager was pronounced deceased on Friday, shortly after 4 p.m.
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The crash occurred on the morning of Wednesday near the intersection of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard and SW Squirrel Avenue. In the wake of the tragedy, the family chose organ donation to help others in need and keep their son’s legacy alive, offering hope and healing to other families.
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Treasure Coast High School is providing grief counseling for students and staff mourning their classmate.
The police department expressed its deepest condolences to the student’s family, friends, and the entire school community.