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South Australia's top cop has revealed more than $173,000 has been raised in the name of his teenage son, almost a month after his death.
Grant Stevens fought back tears as he and his wife Emma extended their thanks to family, friends, colleagues and the wider public for their "overwhelming support" in an address at Adelaide's Oaklands Skate Park, which was their son's favourite place.
Charlie Stevens, 18, was killed at Goolwa during an end-of-school celebration when he was struck by a car at 9pm on November 17.
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Dhirren Randhawa, 18, faces four charges, including causing death by dangerous driving, over the death of Stevens.
"It was four weeks again today that Emma and I got a phone call no parent wants to receive and as a result of that, we lost our Charlie," he said.
"It's an understatement to say our family is overwhelmed by the show of support that we've had from so many people.
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"The flowers, the cards, the generosity, the kindness, the company and the support has truly been overwhelming.
"It really touched us and made it that little bit easier for us to get through this process."
Stevens took the opportunity to thank the team at Flinders Medical Centre's intensive critical care unit and the first responders who cared for his son in his final days.
He also noted Charlie became an organ donor when he first got his driver's licence and encouraged others to consider this option.
"Not only did they look after Charlie over those couple of days, they also looked after us and our family and were incredibly supportive to us," Stevens said.
"Particularly the organ donation counsellor Bonnie, she was exceptionally caring and thoughtful and we'd like to thank her.
"The med staff team and the first responders who were at the scene doing their very best to assist Charlie, we'll always be grateful."
Stevens also took the opportunity to thank his South Australia Police colleagues and noted their support "has been very special" to his family.
"Particularly (Deputy Commissioner) Linda and Steve Williams, they were with us at the hospital and they've ensured that my absence has been made possible and everyone is getting on with what they need to do in the organisation," he said.
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Stevens thanked the team at Adelaide Oval, which allowed the family to send Charlie off in a special way.
"They bent over backwards to accommodate us and we're very grateful for that," he said.
"It made a very difficult time quite special for us as well."
Stevens said the Operation Flinders Foundation, which works to transform the lives of young people from the age of 13 to 18, has had an "overwhelming" amount of donations made in Charlie's name which were left with "beautiful messages" for the family.
"At last count, with the generous donation made by the state government, I think we're at about $173,000 raised in Charlie's name," Stevens said.
"I think it will make a big difference to a lot of kids who are struggling to find their way in life."
Stevens also acknowledged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his words in parliament and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for reading Charlie's letter into Hansard.
"It's not something we ever expected but I think it's had a significant impact on how people think about the road toll and it has put a face to what is normally just a statistic that we'll move past really quickly," he said.
Stevens said there is no way for the family to thank everyone personally.
"We are talking about people that we've never met before and it's really provided us with a level of comfort that we didn't expect," he said.
"It's given us the ability to work through this process as we try and figure out what a future looks like what a future looks like without Charlie."
