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.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It was a why. And I guess he could have been on his phone right by the pool while mowing too. I don't think any sort of safe behavior was involved considering if it was some sort of mechanical failure, you can easily jump off of a riding mower before it falls into a pool and maybe skin your knee.

I'm just trying to figure out how this would have happened if it wasn't either irresponsibility or a medical issue. I concede that there could be other options.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    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).

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