The reports state that he was walking in the middle of the road and was found 2.7 miles away from his car," said the heartbroken mother. He was struck in the head by a truck mirror? I just can't see that happening, he would have got out of the way. This is an account of her son's death that Smith cannot, and will not, accept. The H.C.'s coroner's report, according to Smith, claims Stephen was struck by the mirror of a large truck. There have been rumors in the county about the death of Stephen Smith. Stephen nearly died twice in his life once at birth and once at the age of two during a near drowning at Hunting Island State Park. Adding insult to injury, this is not the first time Smith had lost her son. When he wasn't busy furthering his education, he often stayed at home and enjoyed getting lost in a good book. His mother stated that she did not know of Stephen having any enemies, and he always had a smile on his face. The most painful aspect for the devastated mother is that she believes something sinister occurred to her child on a lonely, dark and desolate back road, preventing him from attending Thanksgiving with his family this year, and every holiday for the rest of his devastated mother's life. It was on a peaceful Lowcountry night that her son was stolen from her. She does this because, according to Smith, the thought of another one of her children not making it home to her at night scares her beyond comprehension.Īnd rightfully so. Sandy Smith, the mother of the late Stephen Smith, spends several hours each night talking to her daughter on the phone as her daughter drives home from college classes in Orangeburg. Are you getting ready for a fun-filled, or possibly hectic, Thanksgiving with family or friends? Do you enjoy spending time with your children, watching them grow as individuals each year? For the mother of a Hampton County teen, this Thanksgiving will include heaping plates of heartache and longing.
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