Dan Swintak didn’t just lose his only child in a tragic car crash in western Manitoba this week — he lost his best friend.
“He was downright a good kid, and I was very proud of him. I loved him very, very much,” Swintak said, his voice breaking, during a telephone interview on Friday.
“He was my best friend. He was my mini me. He was 18 years old, but he still was able to give his old man a hug.”
Chris Swintak was among four teens killed on Wednesday night, a few weeks after his 18th birthday, when his vehicle failed to stop at
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