GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A Guilford County father is honoring his son, who was killed in a car crash this summer by combining the four simple things he loved the most.
"He loved sports, he loved his family, he loved the community and sneakers," J.L. Porter said.
Porter's 15-year-old son, Justin, was a rising junior at Eastern Guilford High School. The outgoing, fun-loving young man loved to play basketball. He played on an AAU team in Greensboro and even earlier in middle school.
Justin Porter was killed in a car crash on I-40/I-85 near N.C. Highway 61 in Guilford County over the summer. Porter and three of his high school classmates were killed in the crash.
His love for the community and sneakers, especially Jordans, led to an outpouring of tributes on social media.
Family, friends, even strangers got #RockingforJustin trending as they shared posts wearing their Jordans and other sneakers in Porter's memory.
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