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Memphis firefighter killed in car crash while off duty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department will lay to rest one of its own after a car accident Saturday night.

Lt. Brent McKinness died in the crash, according to Memphis Fire Station 35.

It was a one-car crash and happened in Poinsett County, Arkansas, according to the fire station.

“Brent was a hell of a guy and one of the best paramedics I have ever seen,” the fire station wrote on its Facebook page.

McKinness leaves behind a wife and kids.