The person who was killed in a pedestrian crash Saturday afternoon has
been identified as a 13-year-old boy.
Terrel Byars Jr, known as T.J., was walking from a friend's house to the Speedway convenience store when he was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross Kennywood Boulevard in West Mifflin.
Byars was a 6th grader at Logan Elementary School in the East Allegheny School District.
The school is providing counselors for grief support at the school Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A balloon release vigil for Byars will be held on Tuesday afternoon in West Mifflin.
A GoFundMe has been started to help cover the costs of the funeral and will also “any support will help us advocate for justice and bring awareness to this situation, so that no other family has to experience a loss like this,” the family wrote on GoFundMe.