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16 and Pregnant star killed in horror accident outside home leaving behind two children

MTV star Sean Garinger died in an ATV accident aged 20.

The TV personally, whose journey to fatherhood was documented in a Season 6 episode of 16 and Pregnant, was killed in a tragic incident on February 28, his mother Mary Hobbs has confirmed.

Mary, who also appeared on the MTV docuseries, says the accident occurred outside of her son’s home in Boone, NC, telling the US Sun that “the ground gave way from all the rain and mud,” causing Garinger’s ATV to flip and crush his skull.

Garinger featured on the series with ex Selena Gutierrez, 20, as they welcomed their two children, Dareli, three, and Esmi, one. He had been in front of cameras in part B of the show’s sixth season, as Gutierrez was one of five expecting teenagers whose motherhood journeys were documented on the programme.

MTV star Sean Garinger died in an ATV accident aged 20
(Image: Sean Garinger/Instagram)

His mother told The Sun US: “He was just moving [the ATV] from one parking spot to the next for me, so I could back into park. He pulled [in] front of me to park the ATV and the ground gave way from all the rain and mud.” She said her son’s head suffered severe head injuries when the ATV flipped over.

She added: “I ran to neighbours trying to get someone to help me get the ATV off of him. No one answered. I ran back to him. By that time, I realised he wasn’t alive anymore.” Hobbs said that she ‘”laid next to” her son on the ground prior to the ambulance showing up at the scene. She added: “There was a huge part of my heart that died with my son on Wednesday. He was my only son, my rock, my strength when I had none left.”

He featured on the series with ex Selena Gutierrez, 20, as they welcomed their two children
(Image: Lena Gutierrez/Instagram)

Garinger had been ready to purchase a vehicle to visit his daughters, who live in Colorado with their mother and grandmother, according to his Hobbs. She told the publication that she and Garinger had visited a car dealership in the hours prior to the deadly incident and were planning on returning, but they “never made it back to the dealership.”

She said that her late child “loved spontaneously jumping in the car for a road trip or a beach sesh” and had “bonded over music, fast cars and shooting guns and taking new adventures”. Hobbs added: “‘Sean brightened my world in a way no one else could ever come close to. He was my baby boy, my squishy, my heartbeat.”

Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Major Kelly Redmon told the Watauga Democrat on March 1 that medics and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office had responded to the fatal accident identifying the young TV star as the victim. The ATV landed on top of Garinger after he had gone to move it and it careened off of an embankment, the sheriff’s office told the outlet.

Selena is the mother of Sean’s two daughters
(Image: MTV)

The ATV landed on top of Garinger after he had gone to move it and it careened off of an embankment, the sheriff’s office told the outlet. The WCSO said in a statement: “Our hearts are heavy with sorrow for the loss experienced by the family and loved ones of the victim.”

According to an obituary posted by Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Garinger, “known affectionately as ‘Squishy’, was a military brat who touched lives all around the country”. It continued: “He never knew a stranger, regardless of age, and was always willing to lend a helping hand. His kind and generous nature endeared him to all who knew him.”

The obituary noted that Garinger “had a passion for living life to the fullest” and that “his adventurous spirit and love for excitement were evident in all aspects of his life. He enjoyed driving RC cars, sky diving, shark diving, dirt bikes, flying his drone, driving ATVs, surfing, and spending time in the ocean.” A service was held in his memory on Saturday (March 2) at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.

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