DINUBA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A memorial service was held on Monday for a 9-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run crash in Dinuba.
Elijah Villareal was a fourth grader at Immanuel Schools in Reedley. All classes were canceled on Monday in his honor. Family and friends attended a memorial service at the Immanuel Chapel.
Elijah was killed on Sunday, Oct. 19, when he was hit by a van and dragged for several blocks near Road 72 and Nutcracker Avenue. Witnesses say a van was driving recklessly in the neighborhood when it hit Elijah and never stopped.
Two 17-year-olds later turned themselves in to police, but were released when the district attorney's office asked for more information from investigators.