In the Nov. 2 collision on a Kansas rural roadway, 18-year-old Connor Barba lost his life, and his mother suffered severe injuries.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Baker Mayfield are extending their condolences to the family of a fan who passed away last week while travelling to their game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
In memory of Connor Barba of Norman, Oklahoma, who lost his life in a three-car collision while travelling from his hometown to Kansas City for the Bucs’ Monday Night Football game against the Chiefs last week, the organisation has contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe. Megan Barnett, his mother, was taken to a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after suffering severe injuries, but she lived.
Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2017 while playing at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, learnt about the accident. According to the quarterback, he was To learn that Barba was such a huge admirer made me feel “humbled and honoured.”
“My prayers and thoughts are with Megan and her family as they cope with this devastating loss,” Mayfield, 29, wrote in a statement that ABC affiliate KOCO-TV was able to receive.
After his mother surprises him with tickets, the 18-year-old dies in a crash while travelling to the Kansas City Chiefs game.
“I would have loved to have met him,” he added. This truly resonates with me as a new father. I pray Megan recovers completely and finds strength in the overwhelming love she is getting from people all around the nation, even though I know there are no words that can truly bring her solace at this time.”
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On Saturday, Nov. 2, the 18-year-old was driving his mother, who had given him tickets to the game as a birthday surprise, when an opposing vehicle swerved into their lane on a remote roadway in southeast Kansas.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report, the collision happened on U.S. 169 near Cherryvale shortly before 4 p.m., and the second car’s driver, 45, also lost his life.
As Connor’s uncle Colin Barnett told KOCO-TV, “Connor swerved right in a way and slammed on the brakes as hard as he could.”
He went on to say, “When Connor did that, he took the full brunt of the [Camaro],” adding that he thought the boy’s mother was probably spared by his acts.
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In an interview with the TV station, the boy’s uncle stated that the teenager “really wanted to see Baker Mayfield play” while his mother “wanted to see the Chiefs” and probably hoped to see Taylor Swift supporting her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Organiser Seth Brooks provided an update on Megan’s condition on Friday, November 8 in a post on the GoFundMe, which has received over $128,000 to date.
Brooks added, “I want to thank everyone, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for your continued support during this difficult time for Megan’s family.” “Your generosity is greatly appreciated.”
Megan has undergone numerous surgeries and “may have one or two more while she is hospitalised,” Brooks continued, adding that she is currently in the intensive care unit.
“Everyone’s generosity is greatly appreciated by Megan and her family,” he said. “The support of everyone, both close and far away, is encouraging, even though she still has a long road to recovery.”
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