An Oklahoma teen was killed over the weekend on his strategy to a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs sport after his mom shocked him with tickets for his birthday, police and family members stated.
Connor Barba, 18, and his mom, Megan Barnett, had been touring Saturday on US 169 in Kansas from Norman round 4 p.m. when the driving force of a Chevy Camaro heading the other way veered into their lane and plowed head on into the pair’s 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, the Kansas State Patrol stated.
The Camaro then careened again into the southbound lane and struck a 2012 Dodge Ram, authorities stated.
Barba, who was driving the Hyundai, was pronounced lifeless on the scene whereas his mother was taken to the hospital in crucial situation.
The motive force of the Camaro, Joseph Savage, 45, was additionally killed within the wreckage, state police stated.
“Connor swerved proper in a manner and slammed on the brakes as laborious as he might,” stated Colin Barnett, who’s the teenager’s uncle and Megan’s brother, based on KOCO.
“When Connor did that, he took the complete brunt of the automotive of the Camaro.”
The mother-son duo had been en path to the Chiefs’ Monday evening primetime sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Barnett shocked her son with tickets for his upcoming birthday, their household stated in a GoFundMe put up.
Colin stated each mom and son had been excited for the sport, by which the Chiefs pulled out a 30-24 win in additional time.
“He actually wished to see (Buccaneers quarterback) Baker Mayfield play, and Megan, I believe, wished to see the Chiefs play, seemingly the Taylor Swift connection,” Barnett advised the station.
Mayfield performed school soccer for the College of Oklahoma Sooners whereas Swift is courting Chiefs participant Travis Kelce.
Barba was remembered as mature for his age and had “lots of mild,” Barnett stated.
“He had an unbelievable quantity of pleasure and an unbelievable smile. He cherished to snort and joke,” Barnett recalled.
