Victim: Peter Roberto, Jr.

In school, he was popular, someone everyone liked to be around, not because he wore the coolest clothes or carried the hippest gear, but because his heart was so big. And down the Jersey Shore, where his family vacationed, he was the kid with the smile so wide and so heartbreaking, they called him "Peter pretty teeth."

Such were the images of Peter Roberto Jr., the 12-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident in Northeast Philadelphia on Thanksgiving night 2004.

You would never know, she said, that her son had battled hearing loss in both ears for almost all his life. He had undergone four surgeries and wore hearing aids in both ears, having suffered from tumors of the ear called cholesteatomas. Peter was out walking with his cousin after Thanksgiving dinner at her mother's house when he was struck by a car. He was crossing Harbison Avenue in the Wissinoming section of Northeast Philadelphia.

The driver, William Halloran, 29, was behind the wheel of a GMC Envoy when he struck Peter, police say. The boy was dragged for about a block and a half before he was dislodged from the vehicle, police said. He died at the scene.

After striking Peter, police say, Halloran didn't just run away: first went over to where my son lay, looked at him, and then ran away. He surrendered to police late Thursday night, and has been charged with homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident involving death.

Victim: Kayla Heather Peter

Age 15, killed by a hit and run driver on Father's Day June 19, 2005. Kayla's father, Christopher Peter was also killed by a hit-and-run driver when Kayla's mother was 5 months pregnant with Kayla.

Victims: Dayna Sperring-Lewis & Baby Damon Lewis

On April 24, 2005 Dayna who was 6 months pregnant with Damon was killed in a violent crash on Rt. 422 in Pennsylvania.

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Hi, my name is Donna Persico. This summer of 2005 my life was changed when Kayla Peter, a 15 year old girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Here in Philadelphia, those of us who sought "JUSTICE FOR KAYLA" are now committed to helping other victims/families whose lives have ended, or been changed, through vehicular crimes : Not limited to hit-and-run. We keep the victim alive in the media. We share with you how we are seeking Justice. We have suggestions of what has worked, and what has not worked in seeking justice.
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