TOWN OF TONAWANDA, NY (WKBW) — Two months after 15-year-old Luke Guetti's tragic death, the Town of Tonawanda has voted to make the intersection where the crash happened a four-way stop.
- Town of Tonawanda residents called for action after 15-year-old Luke Guetti's fatal crash at Woodstock and Yorkshire intersection.
- Luke's friend Hailey Mueller advocated for a four-way stop to prevent future accidents.
- Town Supervisor Joseph Emminger expressed the community's grief over the loss.
- The board voted unanimously to install the four-way stop signs.
- The stop signs have already been installed.
One of Luke's friends, Hailey Mueller, joined the fight for an all-way stop after the accident.
"After my friend's loss, it has devastated everyone. And I just want to say thank you for considering it and hearing me out," said Mueller.
15-year-old Mueller said she wanted to speak up for Luke and to hopefully prevent further accidents.
"Just knowing Luke called me to do it, he always brought a smile to everyone," said Mueller. "He was always there to help. He's a really great person. He still is. Everyone's gonna miss him, everyone does miss him. It's affected a lot of people, and it affected me a lot and it affected my friends. So I kind of just wanted to do it to prevent it from happening again,"
Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger said that the loss of Guetti was felt by all.
"A young life was lost. You know, these parents are not going to get their son back, the sister and brother are not gonna get their sibling back. It's tragic," said Emminger.
"I just want him to be remembered. I just don't want people to forget about Luke. Luke Guetti. Amazing person, amazing friend," Adam Giacomazza said when we spoke to him in July.
We also attended a prayer vigil that was held in July to remember Guetti.
“He was the sweetest kid, never brought anybody down, every word that came out was nothing negative...Making people laugh, giggle, smile," said Willow Rott, a sophomore at Kenmore East High School.
