Teen killed in car crash traveling to KC Chiefs game after mom surprised him with birthday tickets

An Oklahoma teen was killed complete nan play connected his measurement to a Kansas City Chiefs crippled Monday aft his mother amazed him pinch tickets for his birthday, constabulary and loved ones said.

Connor Barba, 18, and his mother, Megan Barnett, were walking connected US 169 successful Kansas from Norman astir 4 p.m. erstwhile nan driver of a Chevy Camaro heading nan other guidance veered into their lane and plowed caput connected into nan pair’s 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, nan Kansas State Patrol said.

The Camaro past careened backmost into nan southbound lane and struck a 2012 Dodge Ram, authorities said.

The teen was remembered arsenic mature for his age. Facebook / Ted Barba

Barba, who was driving nan Hyundai, was pronounced dormant astatine nan segment while his mom was taken to nan infirmary successful captious condition.

The driver of nan Camaro, Joseph Savage, 45, was besides killed successful nan wreckage, authorities constabulary said.

“Connor swerved correct successful a measurement and slammed connected nan brakes arsenic difficult arsenic he could,” said Colin Barnett, who is nan teen’s uncle and Megan’s brother, according to KOCO.

“When Connor did that, he took nan afloat brunt of nan car of nan Camaro.”

The mother-son duo were en way to nan Chiefs’ primetime crippled against nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers aft Barnett amazed her boy pinch tickets for his upcoming birthday, their family said successful a GoFundMe post.

Colin said some mother and boy were excited for nan game, successful which nan Chiefs pulled retired a 30-24 triumph successful overtime.

The Kansas City Chiefs played nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday night. Getty Images

“He really wanted to spot (Buccaneers quarterback) Baker Mayfield play, and Megan, I think, wanted to spot nan Chiefs play, apt nan Taylor Swift connection,” Barnett told nan station.

Mayfield played assemblage shot for nan University of Oklahoma Sooners while Swift is making love Chiefs subordinate Travis Kelce.

Barba was remembered arsenic mature for his property and had “a batch of light,” Barnett said.

“He had an unthinkable magnitude of joyousness and an unthinkable smile. He loved to laughter and joke,” Barnett recalled.