BAXTER COUNTY, Ark. — The call that two vehicles had crashed along the highway sounded bad enough that Mike Stephen, chief of the Pineville Volunteer Fire Department, felt he should go to the scene.
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The victim was his 25-year-old son Joe Stephen, who was on his way home Monday to check on his pregnant girlfriend, according to KARK.
"There was a ball of officers and we just all kneeled down and prayed," Mike Stephen, who also works as a deputy with the Stone County Sheriff's Office told KARK.
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In all, eight relatives in various responder roles were at the scene.
Joe’s funeral is Friday.
Ryker, the couple’s baby boy, is expected to be delivered Monday.