6-year-old Oklahoma boy dies in go-kart accident
10:21 AM
GOTEBO, Okla. (AP) - A 6-year-old boy from Gotebo has died after his go-kart overturned.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the accident that killed Tucker Johnson occurred about 5 p.m. Friday in a rural Kiowa County field.
Troopers say Tucker was driving through the field with an adult passenger and tried to negotiate a left turn, but turned too sharply, causing the go-kart to overturn once. Tucker was partially ejected.
The boy was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The passenger, 26-year-old James Miller of Brownwood, Texas, was treated at a hospital and released.
Troopers say seat belts were in use at the time of the accident.
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