Man dies days after pregnant wife killed in Arizona car crash

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The husband of a pregnant woman who died in a ghastly Arizona traffic accident has died just days after his wife and unborn baby.

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Parker Stott had been clinging to life — and enduring surgery after surgery — following the Dec. 20 car wreck on US 93 in Wickenburg, Ariz., according to KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah, The New York Post has reported.

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Parker succumbed to his injuries Saturday night.

“Early this morning, Parker went in for his 3rd surgery to do some clean up on his burns, as well as start on some skin grafting for his leg. At the completion of the surgery, the surgeons delivered the news that Parker’s injuries were even more extensive than what we were already aware of and the outlook was extremely bleak,” the family wrote on Instagram.

“A few hours later, we received the update that Parker’s vitals were dropping and he was going fast. We gathered around him as a family, kissed him, hugged him, held his hand, told him just how much we loved him and how proud we were of him. He is the strongest person and has fought so hard.”

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Friend Jake Toolson wrote on GoFundMe: “They had just found out they were pregnant with a baby and were so excited to be parents and share the news with their loved ones over Christmas,”

The couple was driving down highway 93 near Phoenix when their Toyota Tundra pickup slammed into a white Volvo commercial truck, according to KSLTV.

They’d been passing other cars in a legal passing zone but couldn’t finish the maneuver around the final vehicle.

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Chloe Stott, 24, and her unborn son died on impact.

“As deeply saddened as we are to [lose] Parker, who had such a positive impact on so many people’s lives and brought us all so much happiness here on Earth, we are so thankful for God’s mercy that he gets to be with Chloe and relieved from all this pain,” the family wrote on Instagram.

“We know they are in a better place and get to be together.”

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