SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A heartbroken community is preparing to come together in memory of a Christopher Columbus student who was killed in a car accident.
A mass will be held in honor of 16-year-old Ari Arteaga Wednesday night at Epiphany Catholic Church at 8235 SW 57th Ave. in Southwest Miami-Dade
Arteaga was a football and baseball player at the school and the son of a University of Miami baseball coach.
The accident happened around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, near Southwest 87th Avenue and 64th Street.
Arteaga’s girlfriend was also injured in the crash and was taken to the hospital where she is now recovering.
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