{"id":11421,"date":"2024-09-15T23:16:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=11421"},"modified":"2024-09-15T23:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:16:30","slug":"9-year-old-dies-10-minutes-after-posing-with-note-then-police-spot-tragic-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=11421","title":{"rendered":"9-year-old dies 10 minutes after posing with note \u2013 then police spot tragic mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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9-year-old Payton Crustner was excitable before starting her first day in fourth grade.<\/p>\n

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Tragically, she wouldn\u2019t even make it to the classroom before her life was ripped away from her.<\/p>\n

Payton died after being involved in a terrible car accident. According to Houston KHOU TV, the picture of her, proudly posing with a sign, was taken just 10 minutes before the accident.<\/p>\n

As per the authorities, 18-year-old Marcus Wayne Dukes was driving on the highway when he turned left and veered into oncoming traffic.
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It didn\u2019t take long for him to collide with the car being driven by 32-year-old Miranda Michelle Clark. In Miranda\u2019s backseat were three children: 9-year-old Payton, her 16-year-old brother and an unidentified 3-year-old.<\/p>\n

According to KYTX TV station, Payton was thrown out of the car during the accident. She was declared dead at the scene, having sustained severe injuries.<\/p>\n

The authorities say that Mirada was driving with a seat belt, but Payton only had a lower belt on, one that failed to keep her safely strapped in.
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