2008 Woodie Awards
WCU first year student killed in car accident in NJ
Caitlyn Kelly (Special to The Quad)
Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: News
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Mustafa, the driver of the vehicle, carried his longtime girlfriend Lesley Carness,16, as a passenger in the car. It was then that they were deliberately cut off by an unidentified black S.U.V., whose driver clearly had a severe case of road rage according to witnesses. Mustafa's vehicle swerved off of the side of the road, collided with a tree and flipped over. Both Mustafa and Carness were killed as a result of the accident, and the driver of the S.U.V. has yet to be found.
Mustafa, a 2006 graduate of East Brunswick High School, attended West Chester University as an accounting major. He could easily be found on the eighth floor of Sanderson Hall brightening the days of those around him. His time at WCU was unfortunately cut short to a mere semester and a half, but a semester and a half to be remembered by the friends and classmates who's lives he touched.
All that those who were close to Mustafa can do now is remember the fun-loving, generous person he was.
"I got angry that somebody could have that much road rage that they were going to kill somebody," roommate Justin Walker said. "Unconditionally passionate, dedicated, always smiling, could always make you laugh," are just a few ways close friend and skateboarding buddy Jake Young describes Mustafa.
Various groups on Facebook.com have been created to commemmorate Mustafa and Carness as a couple.
One group planned a memorial inviting friends and classmates to gather.
"He was an enormous asset to what we call our family," friend Emily Miller said. "No one will ever be able to make us all smile like Jon could.
It's impossible to believe that he's really gone, but we'll never stop missing and remembering him."
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Dana Jordan
posted 4/30/07 @ 4:35 PM EST
I'm a 12 year old girl who went to camp with Jon, and at camp theres always that one counseler who you love the best, Jon was the counseler for me, I loved him like an older brother and ever since hes died i feel horrible, I cry everyday and the pain never weakens. (Continued…)
nursen
posted 8/24/07 @ 5:02 AM EST
i was jon mustafa cousin
he was a young man and allways
happey i miss jon mustafa so much
i cry every day knowing that my couisn has gone
miss u cousin jon mustafa love u
Richard Rabinowitz
posted 10/28/07 @ 9:51 PM EST
they're offering rewards for the idiot(s) that cut them off....well, the East Brunswick cops are, anyway.
kim r
posted 2/08/08 @ 11:01 PM EST
my name is kim and i went to school with lesley and camp with jon for about a year. i cannot believe it has been almost a whole year and they still haven't caught the as&hole who did this. (Continued…)
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Joe Lahan III
posted 2/11/08 @ 3:54 PM EST
I received the news while I was at a friends house in Chester Springs later that night. At first I thought no this isnt happening just complete shock. (Continued…)
victoria
posted 4/19/08 @ 11:58 AM EST
i didn't know either of them too well. jon was a counselor at my brother's camp. it was great hearing all the great stories my brother had about jon. he had such a great impact on my brother. (Continued…)
camper
posted 7/10/08 @ 11:09 PM EST
im also a 12 year old girl who went to camp with jon. i must say jon was one of a kind. i loved him so much! he always made me laugh and i shared many memories with him. (Continued…)
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