1-year-old killed, 6 family members hospitalized in golf cart mishap, say NC cops
CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ A 1-year-old North Carolina boy was killed and six members of his family were hospitalized after their golf cart struck a pot hole and spun out of control on an Iredell County road, says the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Kipton Jester, 1, of Denver, was pronounced dead at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, according to a press release.
Master Trooper Jeffrey Swagger said the 911 call came about 5:40 p.m. Sunday and the accident took place on Pintail Run Lane, north of the Trump National Golf Club on Lake Norman. The area is about 35 miles north of Charlotte.
Swagger identified the driver as Andrew Jester, 33, of Mooresville.
A golf cart was traveling north on Pintail Run Lane when it struck a pothole," Swagger said in a release.
"This caused a mechanical malfunction in the steering and the golf cart overturned. There were three adults and four children on the golf cart. All occupants were family members."
_ The Charlotte Observer
