Memorial set for the Loyola High School Tennisstar killed in the fall – NBC Los Angeles

On Saturday for Braun Levi on Saturday, a star tennis player at the Loyola High School, who was fatally hit by a suspected impaired driver in Manhattan Beach.

The 18 -year -old Levi went with a friend around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday in the 100th block of the South Sepulveda Boulevard with a friend when he was beaten. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

The driver, the 33-year-old Jenia Resha Belt, was arrested by Manhattan Beach at the crime scene on suspicion of Dui.

Levi, who was found on the street by the responding officials, was classified nationally in tennis, and his family said he was tied to the University of Virginia.

The young man's family had moved to Manhattan Beach after the Pacific Palisades house was destroyed in January in January.

“Braun was a bright presence in our Loyola family, which brought everyone to everyone he touched light, joy and inspiration”
Führer and Studentendhlet, who acts as a member of the student Council, a high -ranking Big Brother, Kairos Retreat Leader and volleyball team manager.

“May his family find peace, strength and consolation in the hug of our collective love and support. ''

The US tennis association in Southern California published Levi an extensive tribute to Levi and said that he had “a way to get every room on foot. It never fluctuated. And his love – and his love – for tennis, people and life – was always obvious.”

His friend and double partner Cooper Schwartz remembered in the tribute that Levi was a star on the tennis circle on and off the square.

“At every tournament we played together, Braun was a celebrity,” said Schwartz. At the Ojai Invitational, I lost how many children came to tell him hello. Braun was Socal Tennis Royalty, everyone knew him and everyone loved him. ''

The friend and occasional partner of mixed doubles, Lexi Wolf, said: “There was something special about Levi.

“He brought this energy with him that illuminated every courtyard and saw it, encouraged and important – no matter who they were,” said Wolf in the Usta homage.

The celebration of life on Saturday evening takes place in the Hayden Circle of the Loyola High School, followed by a reception.

Belt remains detained without a deposit, although she has not yet been charged with Levi's death.

The records show that Belt at this time was driving with a suspended driver's license, which was due to an earlier DUI arrest in November 2023.

According to court records, in September 2024, she did not claim a competition against an indictment for a contract with prosecutors in which the Dui ranking was rejected and it was admitted to a year of probation.

It is due to appear in court on May 28th in Inglewood, in this case a possible violation of probation.