Dad dies just moments after visiting new baby
A new father has been killed in a car crash on his way home from visiting his wife and their newborn daughter in hospital.
Kevin Quinn was on his way home from Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts, when another vehicle that was allegedly fleeing police with two people inside, crashed into him.
The 32-year-old father, who is a combat veteran that served two deployments in Afghanistan, was rushed to a nearby hospital with severe injuries on Wednesday when the incident occurred, but later died.
The other driver, Mickey Rivera, died instantly while his 24-year-old passenger, Jocelyn Goyette, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Kevin’s friend Rob Dinan told WCVB News: “(Saturday) should have been, you know, a day filled with nothing but joy … it just turned into this senseless tragedy.
“(He was) a very outgoing guy, kind of a practical joker, always had a great smile.
“Very quick to help people out in a moment’s notice. He was right there for them all the time. Never asked for anything in return.”
Th family set up a GoFundMe page to support Kevin’s wife Kara and their baby daughter, Logan.
The page described the heartache of Kevin’s family and friends.
“He was supposed to return to the hospital later Saturday morning to bring his wife Kara and their first child Logan home," the family friend posted on the page.
“Kevin was very much excited but nervous about being a father.
“We all told him that he was going to do just fine as a dad and that we felt really bad for any guy that wanted to date his daughter when she was old enough.
“We encourage all to please support the family of this fallen Marine, a man who sacrificed so much for this country and who spent many hours helping others who were less fortunate while never asking for anything in return. Please do what you can to help, Thank You.”