Teen killed in automobile crash touring to KC Chiefs recreation after mother stunned him with birthday tickets

An Oklahoma teen was killed on the best way to a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs recreation Monday after his mom stunned him with tickets for his birthday, police and family members mentioned.

Connor Barba, 18, and his mom, Megan Barnett, have been touring 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 mentioned.

The Camaro then careened again into the southbound lane and struck a 2012 Dodge Ram, authorities mentioned.

Barba, who was driving the Hyundai, was pronounced lifeless on the scene whereas his mother was taken to the hospital in important situation.

The motive force of the Camaro, Joseph Savage, 45, was additionally killed within the wreckage, state police mentioned.

“Connor swerved proper in a means and slammed on the brakes as exhausting as he may,” mentioned Colin Barnett, who’s the teenager’s uncle and Megan’s brother, in accordance with KOCO.

“When Connor did that, he took the total brunt of the automobile of the Camaro.”

The mother-son duo have been en path to the Chiefs’ primetime recreation in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Barnett stunned her son with tickets for his upcoming birthday, their household mentioned in a GoFundMe publish.

Colin mentioned each mom and son have been excited for the sport, through which the Chiefs pulled out a 30-24 win in extra time.

“He actually needed to see (Buccaneers quarterback) Baker Mayfield play, and Megan, I believe, needed 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 relationship Chiefs participant Travis Kelce.

Barba was remembered as mature for his age and had “quite a lot of mild,” Barnett mentioned.

“He had an unbelievable quantity of pleasure and an unbelievable smile. He liked to giggle and joke,” Barnett recalled.