New Lenox family repurposes donation funds to create scholarship in honor of son killed in crash

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Scholarship in honor of New Lenox man killed in I-80 crash
Tyler Koscinski, 20, and his friend Mason Santiago were killed in a crash on I-80 in September.

NEW LENOX, Ill. (WLS) -- A New Lenox family is giving back to the community that was so generous to them after a deadly crash.

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Tyler Koscinski, 20, and his friend Mason Santiago, 19, were killed in a crash on I-80 near Tinley Park in September.

Koscinski was a standout baseball player at Lincoln-Way West High School.

His family created the Tyler Koscinski Memorial Foundation in his honor shorty after his death.

When a GoFundMe was set up to raise money to cover funeral costs, the community showed an outpouring amount of support.

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Now, his family is using what's left to create a scholarship for student-athletes at his alma mater.

The family expects to help between three and five students this year.

The scholarship application includes a 500-word essay about why the student deserves the award.

The deadline to apply is April 1.

To learn more about the scholarship, click here.

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