Mourners gather for car crash victim

Originally published: October 13, 2012 12:59 PM
Updated: October 13, 2012 9:40 PM
By SCOTT EIDLER scott.eidler@newsday.com

Photo credit: Anthony Lanzilote | Mourners leave the funeral of Neal Rajapa, one of the four teens killed in a crash on the Southern State Parkway. (Oct. 13, 2012)

Hundreds of mourners packed a Jamaica funeral home Saturday morning to remember Neal Rajapa, 17, one of four teens killed in an Oct. 8 crash on the Southern State Parkway.

The funeral capped a week of grief for the community.

"This is the fourth funeral I've been to this week," said Kevin Shivlall, 19, who lives a block from Rajapa's home.

Services were held earlier this week...

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