CHARLEROI, Pa. — A father and son from Charleroi died in a tragic crash over the weekend.
Fifteen-year-old William Stupar and his dad, 49-year-old Greg Stupar, were killed in a tractor-trailer crash on I-83 in Dauphin County Sunday night.
William’s mom, Nathasha, said William was a freshman at Charleroi Area High School and didn’t have school on Monday, so he went with his dad to make a delivery. Greg was a truck driver for JA Trucking. But on their way there, state police said the truck went off the road, hit a guardrail, slid down a hill and caught fire.
The family all had dinner together just hours before the crash.
“And the last thing I said was ‘Greg, I love you, be careful,’” said Nathasha.
Nathasha is heartbroken. William was the oldest of their four kids.
“He loved going with his dad to work. He loved fishing and loved going on the boat with his dad,” said Nathasha.
She said Greg was the love of her life. They’ve been together since 2006. He also has two daughters from a previous relationship.
Nathasha said he was her rock.
“He was always there for me. He would give the shirt off his back for anyone, and he dropped everything to help people,” said Nathasha.
She can’t believe they are both gone.
A GoFundMe page was created to help the family through this tough time.
At school on Tuesday, students started a memorial at William’s locker to remember him. They shared flowers and placed messages on his locker. Counselors were also on hand for kids.
School leaders said William will be very missed.
“He meant a lot to his friends. He stuck up for people,” said Charleroi Superintendent Ed Zelich. “He cared about people.”
“William was such a wonderful young man. I had him in sixth grade and him and I just had a special bond together,” said William’s mentor, Janet Desak.
The GoFundMe page for the family can be found here.
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