Chester boy who saved sister at bus stop named honorary grand marshal of Veteran’s Day Parade
The veterans of Chester have named the late La’Darious Wylie, who saved his sister from an oncoming car Oct. 27, as honorary grand marshal of Wednesday’s Veterans Day parade.
La’Darious, age 11, died Oct. 28, the day after pushing his sister out of the way of a car, driven by a woman later arrested in the hit and run. Police said the woman did not stop after hitting La’Darious.
His heroism in saving his sister, first reported at heraldonline.com Nov. 3, has brought recognition and coverage on social media and news sites all over America.
The parade on Wednesday starts at 1 p.m. and runs from the Chester fairgrounds down York Street, to downtown.
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This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 4:30 PM with the headline "Chester boy who saved sister at bus stop named honorary grand marshal of Veteran’s Day Parade."