Lisa Styles Bonilla with her son, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
Bonilla family 2006 photo (left back row) Emiliano Bonilla, Brooke Bonilla, Nicholas Bonilla, Lisa Bonilla. (Front row left) Jesse and Melody Bonilla. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
A Pontiac Aztek that crashed into Lake Miltmore which caused the death of Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst. | Special to Sun-Times Media
LINDENHURST — Five weeks after they buried their mother, the Bonilla family had to bury 18-year-old Nicholas “Nick” Bonilla. In an effort to ease the Lindenhurst family’s emotional and financial difficulties, friends and family are throwing a benefit party Saturday, Dec. 1, that has ballooned …