School releases names of 2 Lexington Catholic students killed in Kentucky crash
Two Lexington high school students died and two others were injured when two vehicles collided in a Memorial Day crash in Central Kentucky, according to law enforcement.
Lexington Catholic High School junior David Cervoni and senior Dominic Bilotta were killed, school officials said Tuesday night.
Scott County Sgt. Eddie Hart said one was the 17-year-old driver and the other a 16-year-old backseat passenger.
They boys were teammates on the cross- country team. David was a member of the varsity lacrosse team and Dominic was a member of the Service Club, trapshooting team and track & field.
“Lexington Catholic has been devastated by the tragic loss of two of our students, the injury of one of our students and the injury of a Fayette County student,” said Lesley Farmer, a spokeswoman for Lexington Catholic High School. “We come together as a community to pray for each of the students’ families who were involved and to support each other.”
Lexington Catholic has made plans to respond to the emotional needs of all students and families, Farmer said. Grief counseling was available on campus Tuesday, with several counselors and priests helping students process the loss of their classmates.
“We will have pieces of paper that our community can write prayers, thoughts, memories and messages of love, and we will eventually link those messages together for the families to receive a paper chain of support. It’s a way Lexington Catholic comes together to support each other in times of need,” said Farmer.
“As we support one another, we will come together as a community to pray for the Cervoni and Bilotta families,” Farmer said. A prayer vigil will be held at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lexington at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Farmer said.
Farmer said she had no information about funeral arrangements.
The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday on Carrick Pike in the southeastern area of Scott County, according to the Scott County sheriff’s office. A vehicle with three passengers and a driver was going east when it crashed with another vehicle, and the driver lost control. The vehicle ran off the road and hit a utility pole, according to the sheriff’s office.
David and Dominic died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. The two injured were taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. No one in the other vehicle was injured.
“Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, but at this time, alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors,” Hart said in a release on Monday.
Lexington Catholic classes are over for the year. Tuesday was the first day of the school’s summer camp.
This story was originally published June 1, 2021 at 7:27 AM.