Kentucky Sen. Johnnie Turner of Harlan has died as a result of injuries received in an accident last month.
Turner was injured and hospitalized in September when a riding lawnmower he was driving went into an empty swimming pool.
Kentucky Sen. Johnnie Turner of Harlan has died as a result of injuries received in an accident last month.
Turner was injured and hospitalized in September when a riding lawnmower he was driving went into an empty swimming pool.
I (distantly) knew someone who was cutting grass on an incline adjacent to a pond. The lawnmower flipped, and it pinned him in the pond. He drowned in a foot of water and was sober.
People misjudge things all the time. I would guess it was a combination of distraction and/or non-ideal terrain (slope, dropoff, or combination).