Community Gathers To Celebrate Life Of Teen Killed In Accident

A year ago, 13-year-old Michael Truluck was killed when he fell from a moving vehicle on Harford Road.

It's been a year since a Parkville teen was killed when he fell from a vehicle on Harford Road. Monday night, friends and family of 13-year-old Michael Truluck gathered near to corner of Harford and Parktowne Roads to remember the fallen Parkville Middle School student. Dawn Miller-Campbell, whose son Matthew was a close friend of Truluck's, organized the event through Facebook. "I had asked [one of Truluck's friends] to make me a sign. I wanted to put something up at the site because it had been a year yesterday," Miller-Campbell said. "We held a candlelight vigil, just spread from there. I just invited the 40 some kids I knew from the carwash events." In total, Miller-Campbell said that between 75 and 100 people turned out, including …

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Friends, Family Wash Cars In Honor Of Fallen Teen

Michael T. Truluck was tragically killed when he fell out of a vehicle and was run over on Harford Road back in March.

Friends and family of a fallen teenager gathered at a Parkville pediatrician’s office Saturday morning and quickly got to scrubbing—cars, that is. A line, at times more than five cars long, waited to be soaped up and rinsed off for a good cause. The cost of the car wash went toward a donation to help pay for Michael Truluck's headstone. Truluck, a 13-year-old Parkville Middle School student, was tragically killed when he was hit by a car on Harford Road back in February. Among those washing cars was the boy's father, Michael Truluck Jr. "I am just overwhelmed. I can't thank these people enough," Truluck said. "I had no idea my son had so many friends. I knew he was popular and well liked but I never knew he had touched this many lives. "…

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Sarah Novak

10:55 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

I'm so proud to say that I knew you (Mrs.Dawn) and Ali. This was so successful. Mikey will forever be in our prayers. I pray everyday for him. I began going to church again for him and got confirmed for him. He was a great kid. He is dearly missed. He's gone, but NEVER will be forgotten. I get paid soon, I'll call Mr.Justin and donate again. Can't wait until the next fundraiser, let me know what …   more ›

Buy Sweet Treats to Honor Fallen Teen

13-year-old Michael Truluck was killed when he fell from a vehicle on Harford Road and was run over.

The news of Michael Truluck's death shook the Parkville community — the 13-year-old Parkville Middle School student was killed when he fell from a moving vehicle onto Harford Road and was struck by a car back on February 18. Now, the boy's friends and family are organizing a fundraiser to help pay for a headstone to honor the boy's life. At 11 a.m. Saturday, members of the community who knew Michael will gather at the office of Dr. Niru Parekh, 8114 Harford Road, to sell baked goods and snowballs, and offer car washes to make sure the boy's memory is honored. "His family cant afford a headstone for him so we are doing what we can to help them. Michael was my little brother['s] best friend," said event organizer Allyson Watt in an email to …

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Parkville Teen's Death Sparks Underage Drinking Debate

A parent of the 13-year-old victim of a fatal Saturday evening accident says her son drank FourLoko prior to falling from a vehicle.