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Son mourns father killed in head-on collision

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RALEIGH, NC — The suspect in a fatal dump truck accident near the Wake-Johnston County line appeared in court Wednesday afternoon.

Scott Painter’s family was not in court Wednesday. Instead, they were in Wendell tending to the family farm.

“I miss him terribly,” said Stephen Painter, the son of the slain man.

“He was a very good man,” Stephen Painter said of his late father. “A very, very, very humble (man), and he would be the guy who would help you if you needed it.”

According to police, the other driver was driving a dump truck and using a cell phone.

Victor Eldred Adrian Sumner, 41, of Garner, had a cast on his arm during his court appearance Wednesday.

Authorities believe Sumner also had oxycodone in his system and he admitted to using his phone.

A lawyer said in court Wednesday that Sumner watches movies on Facebook.

The court set bail for Sumner at $350,000, and prosecutors said more serious charges could be filed. Although he was discouraged from saying anything, Sumner had this to say.

“Oh God,” he said. “I’ll never be able to work.”

Stephen Painter says he has nothing to say about the crash right now, but he hopes Sumner hears it.

“He was my father and you took him away from me and I miss him very much,” Stephen Painter said.

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