An Oklahoma father of 10 was killed Sunday in a suspected DUI crash while trying to help victims of another collision.
Mary Davis said her 55-year-old Stefan Severini was struck near U.S. 70 as he crossed the roadway to help a crying child involved in the other collision.
“We came up on a wreck and I pulled close to the car. Stefan got out, checked on the guy to see if he was OK, and heard a baby crying and screaming,” the widow recalled.
“He did not think twice. He took off across the highway to try to get to the baby, and a truck hit him and killed him.”
Police arrested Keon Christie, 23, on homicide and DUI charges over Severini’s death.
“It’s just so hard to know he’s gone,” Davis said of the father of ten and grandfather of 18 who loved cooking and fishing.
“He’s leaving behind a legacy; A host of nieces, nephews, friends, and family,”
“He would always tell me to do the right thing. And that night he did the right thing, and he died a hero.”
