Very, very sad news today from the reality TV world:
Sean Garinger, best known for appearing in 16 and pregnantalongside his ex-girlfriend Selena Gutierrez, passed away after a terrible ATV accident in February.
He was 20 years old.
Now, authorities have released the cause of death. While it’s not surprising, it’s still devastating to hear.
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Sean Garinger’s cause of death after ATV accident
According to his mother, Sean was moving an ATV from one parking spot to another in front of his home in Boone, North Carolina, on February 28 when the fatal incident occurred.
“He was just moving (the ATV) from one parking spot to another so I could back it up,” Mary Hobbs told The sun about.
“He stopped in front of me to park the ATV and the ground gave way with all the rain and mud.”
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The vehicle then flipped and “crushed” his skull, Hobbs said in gruesome and terrifying detail.
“I ran to the neighbors trying to get someone to help me get the ATV off of him. No one responded. I ran back to him,” Hobbs continued. “At that point, I realized he was no longer alive.”
Months later, the official cause of death was ruled a blunt force injury to the head.
TMZ obtained the documents from the Raleigh, NC, coroner’s office, and the report about his death in February, says his skull was fractured in several places
Simply horrible.
The family he left behind
Selena and Sean starred in Season 6B of the aforementioned MTV show.
They welcomed daughter Dareli in October 2020 and then daughter Esmi in June 2022.
The couple, whose struggles were chronicled on 16 and Pregnant in March 2021, were reportedly dating other people at the time Garinger died.
However, Sean visited his ex just a week before the accident.
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Known to friends as “Squishy,” the South Dakota native is described in his obituary as “a military brat who touched lives across the country.
“He never met a stranger, regardless of age, and was always willing to lend a hand. His kind and generous nature endeared him to all who knew him.”
This recollection continued as follows:
“Sean had a passion for living life to the fullest.
“He enjoyed driving RC cars, skydiving, shark diving, dirt biking, flying his drone, riding ATVs, surfing, and spending time in the ocean. His adventurous spirit and love of thrills were evident in every aspect of his life.”
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“A huge part of my heart died with my son on Wednesday,” Mary concluded to The Sun.
Hobbs, who said she lay beside her son until the ambulance arrived on that tragic day, also said of Sean:
“We bonded through music, fast cars, gunfire and new adventures.
“Sean lit up my world in a way no one could ever come close to. He was my baby, my squishy, my heartbeat.”
May Sean Garinger rest in peace.