Bucs donate $10,000 to family of fan killed in brutal car accident, who was on his way for MNF game
The Bucs have reportedly made a generous donation of $10,000 to the family of the young fan who died in a car crash on his way to MNF game.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently came across the unfortunate news about the death of a young fan on his way to their Monday Night Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. To honor his life and support for the team, the franchise have reportedly made a generous donation to his family.
ESPN Staff Writer, Jenna Laine reported on Friday that the Bucs have donated $10,000 to the family of the 18-year-old fan, who died in a car accident on November 4. The fan has been identified as Connor Barba, who was driving to Kansas City, Missouri for the thrilling MNF match, along with his mother, Megan Barnett.
The unfortunate accident killed Connor and seriously injured his mother, Megan who is currently in ICU at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Connor’s uncle, Collin Barnett told “Good Morning America,” about the sweet surprise his sister planned for her teenage son, who was a huge fan of quarterback Baker Mayfield.
He was a football fan in general and a big-time Baker fan. He wanted to see Baker play. It was just going to be a great game.
Collin Barnett shared
The Bucs have donated $10,000 to a family involved in a fatal car accident en route to Monday night’s Bucs-Chiefs game. Connor Barba, 18, was killed. His mother, Megan Barnett, was seriously injured. https://t.co/q4mjBIXtnf
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) November 8, 2024
According to the police report obtained by Good Morning America, the mother and son were driving from their home in Norman, Oklahoma to Kansas City, when a car swerved into their and crashed into car head-on on the two-road game. The car accident killed both Connor and the driver of the other car, Joseph Savage and led to the hospitalization of Megan, who is kept under intensive care.
Baker Mayfield and wife Emily plan to reach out to the family of Connor Barba
Besides the franchise, Tampa Bay quarterback Mayfield also shared his condolences for the unfortunate accident. He and his wife, Emily also have plans to reach out to Connor’s family, wishing for Megan’s full recovery just like everyone in the country.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Megan and her family as they deal with this heartbreaking loss. I am honored and humbled knowing that Connor was such a big fan. I would have loved to have met him. I realize there are no words that can provide true comfort at a time such as this, but I hope that Megan makes a full recovery and that she draws strength from the outpouring of support she is receiving from around the country.
Baker Mayfield said via a spokesperson
Megan’s employer has also set up a GoFundMe to aid the grieving family in every way possible. If it wasn’t for Connor, his mother wouldn’t be alive today as he “hit the brakes tremendously hard” to get his mother out of the way before suffering a head collision that took his life.
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