An Oklahoma teenager was killed on his way to a Kansas City Chiefs game over the weekend after his mother surprised him with tickets as a birthday present, police and relatives said.
Connor Barba, 18, and his mother, Megan Barnett, were driving from Norman on Route 169 in Kansas around 4 p.m. Saturday when they were struck by the driver of a Chevrolet Camaro heading in the opposite direction. He swerved from his lane and crashed head-on into the couple's 2013 Hyundai Santa. Fe, This was announced by the Kansas State Patrol.
The Camaro then sped back into the southbound lane and struck a 2012 Dodge Ram, authorities said.
Barba, who was driving the Hyundai, was pronounced dead at the scene, and her mother was taken to hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the Camaro, Joseph Savage, 45, was also killed in the wreckage, state police said.
Colin Barnett, Connor's uncle and Megan's brother, said: “Connor kind of swerved to the right and slammed on the brakes as hard as he could.'' According to Coco.
“When Connor did that, he was squarely in the brunt of the Camaro car.”
The family said in a GoFundMe post that the father-son duo was on their way to the Chiefs' prime-time game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Barnett surprised his son with tickets for his birthday.
Collin said both mother and son were excited about the game, which the Chiefs won 30-24 in overtime.
“He really wanted to see (Buccaneers quarterback) Baker Mayfield play, and I think Megan wanted to see the Chiefs play, too. Probably the Taylor Swift connection,” Barnett told the station. Ta.
Mayfield played college football for the University of Oklahoma Sooners, and Swift is dating Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
Barba was remembered as being mature for his age and “having a lot of light,” Barnett said.
“He had an incredible joy and an incredible smile. He loved to laugh and joke,” Barnett recalled.
