Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Vigil held for wrong-way crash victim

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsELIZABETH, N.J. (WABC) -- Friends and family held a vigil in honor of a young Elizabeth, New Jersey man killed in a wrong-way crash in Newark.

This is how they are coping with their grief: a candlelight vigil on a field, telling stories about a friend who was killed in a car crash on Route 1 & 9 in Newark.

"It all comes down to the guy we lost," said a friend.

23-year-old Gustuvo Cunha was an aspiring musician, and according to the people who knew him best, a good person.

"I lost my heart. He was a true friend," said a friend.

Cunha was heading from a soccer game with friends at around 10 p.m. Monday night.

He and two others were riding in a Mazda, when a Toyota Forerunner with five people inside crashed into them.

Investigators believe the driver of the Toyota was going the wrong way on Route 1 & 9.

An 83-year-old died, and so did Gus Cunha.

"She's devastated," a relative said.

At his home, a relative told Eyewitness News that his mother is distraught.

She will soon bury her only child, the son she brought to the U.S. years ago from Brazil.

"I think she wanted him to have a better life," the relative said.

"You're always in our hearts," a friend said.

His friends say he lived life, and that's how they remember him now.

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