A Roanoke man who had been in critical condition since an Oct. 14 car wreck in Franklin County died Thursday, according to his family and state police.
Rufus Arthur McGill II, 19, crashed his mother’s 2005 Cadillac near Boones Mill last month. The wreck involved six people, and killed Hannah M. Long, a 15-year-old Liberty High School student.
McGill, who went by Sonny, had been on life support at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday that McGill’s parents, Jerri and Rufus McGill, wanted to harvest his sperm in order to have grandchildren.
Jerri McGill said Saturday that they will not be able to harvest their son’s sperm because getting a court order would take several days. McGill said she was told by doctors that the sperm would have to be extracted and frozen within 24 to 36 hours after her son’s death. Read full article.
