Hundreds mourn young Parlier teen killed at notorious intersection

PARLIER, Calif. (KFSN) -- The metropolis of Parlier came unneurotic aft a calamity earlier successful the week.

On Saturday, hundreds gathered to mourn Juliani Moreno aft his death.

"We privation to convey everybody for coming retired and supporting the family," an organizer told the mourners.

One by one, attendees lit candles. Juliani's representation was beforehand and halfway with the assemblage arsenic they prayed.

The 15-year-old died connected Tuesday. He and his woman were walking successful a crosswalk erstwhile investigators accidental a operator blew done a halt motion and deed them.

The mates was holding hands erstwhile Juliani mislaid his life.

"He could've been an athlete. He could've been successful. We don't know. Now, we don't know," mourner Irma Torres told Action News. "We don't person him, and it's sad."

All week, the assemblage has remembered Juliani's smile, saying helium had "a bosom of gold."

"I didn't adjacent cognize him personally, but it's inactive truthful touching," Torres said.

The vigil took spot blocks distant from the tract of the crash.

Prosecutors accidental the driver, Tiffany Mercado, was precocious aft huffing an aerial canister and driving astatine speeds up to 100 miles per hour.

She has pleaded not blameworthy to manslaughter and DUI charges.

The clang tract has turned into a increasing memorial, with candles spelling retired "Long Live Juliani."

He precocious transferred to Immanuel High School, wherever helium was a freshman shot player.

"He loved football," his person Mickayla told Action News earlier this week. "He was going to beryllium specified a bully shot player."

Through hugs and tears, the Parlier assemblage is vowing not to hide Juliani. Residents accidental they are taking comfortableness successful each other.

"All the radical that came present tonight, it conscionable shows however overmuch we care," Torres said. "Parlier is small. But we're a family."

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