Fatal accident in West Babylon: St. John the Baptist High School holds vigil for 17-year-old Bella Trezza

WEST ISLIP, Long Island (WABC) — A vigil will be held Monday evening at a high school on Long Island for a student who was seriously injured in a fatal car accident over the weekend.

Suffolk County Police report a man in West Babylon blew out a lightbulb before ramming a car carrying five teens, including 18-year-old Riley Goot of Babylon, who was killed. The remaining four are now fighting for their lives.

“When firefighters arrived, they discovered that one of the victims was one of our members,” said West Babylon Fire Chief Steven Kamalic.

He says 18-year-old Austin Trezza is a volunteer firefighter.

He and four others were on their way home around 1 a.m. when they were struck from the side at the corner of East Neck Road and Railroad Avenue.

The 33-year-old driver from Lindenhurst who caused the accident died.

“I pray for all the families. And I also pray for a miracle for one of the victims,” ​​Kamalic said.

Austin Trezza's younger sister, 17-year-old Bella Trezza, is on a ventilator. She is a senior at St. John the Baptist High School.

“I think she is a very, very nice person,” says student Minnie Nguyen.

“As I walk through the building, I am overcome by a sense of shock and sadness,” said Vincent Albrecht, principal of St. John the Baptist High School.

Albrecht says Bella Trezza was a trainee nurse and was involved in volunteer work in the school organization.

Counseling and support services are now available to students.

“I was just in the library with some of our students who are very upset about Bella's condition and everyone is praying for her,” Albrecht said. “Our chapel has been full of students all day praying for Bella and praying for a miracle.”

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