Family remembers boy killed in crash

Tonight, a family is mourning the death of a nine-year-old boy who died following a four-vehicle car crash last week in Surprise. And Fox 10's Andrew Christensen joining us live now from Grand Avenue where this happened after hearing from the boy's family. Andrew. Well his name is Jay Diaz Rios and he had just turned nine years old in September when his life was unfortunately cut short. He was one of the people that was involved in a car crash right here on 163rd Avenue near Grand Avenue. Now his family has a memorial for him here with some of his favorite things like balloons and toys and even his tag from when he was in the hospital and they tell me they are going to remember him forever. He was the light in everybody's world. As soon as he walked into a room, he would be able to make everybody laugh. J.D. Esrios' aunt and uncle, Nicolo and Yvette Regano, are remembering him as a smart boy. They proudly call him one of the best fourth grade students in Arizona. He was such a good kid. So smart. You know, he was reading from a really, really young age. When he grew up, the Reganos say Jay wanted to be an astronaut. He loved everything that had to do with NASA. And he dreamt so, so much. The relationship with Jay was close. I would see them every single day. My sister is my best friend and the relationship that I've learned to build with her kids. We spent a lot of time together. You know, I got to grow like a really great relationship with him. Surprise police say Jay was rushed to the hospital following Friday's four car crash on Grand Avenue near 163rd Avenue. He died from his injuries. His little life was unfortunately taken away too soon from us. And... We're just so devastated as a family. I think this whole thing just shows us how fragile life really is and kind of gets us to realize that family, we have to really just hold everybody a lot closer. Now the Reganos, who are expecting a child of their own, are naming their son after Jay. Here to keep his memory alive and keep him alive.