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15-Week-Pregnant Teen Dies After Go-Kart Hair Entanglement

9/4/2026

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Baylee Johnson died after a go-kart accident in South Carolina.
Her hair caught in a go-kart sprocket on Aug. 23, coroner said.
She was 15 weeks pregnant and expecting a baby boy named Johnny.
Visitation is Friday night at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
The family asks for memorials through the McLeod Health Foundation.

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Baylee Johnson died after a go-kart accident in South Carolina.
Her hair caught in a go-kart sprocket on Aug. 23, coroner said.
She was 15 weeks pregnant and expecting a baby boy named Johnny.
Visitation is Friday night at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
The family asks for memorials through the McLeod Health Foundation.