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Not sure if you’ve heard about this yet, but here’s a story of a man who killed himself after his wife died in a golf cart accident.

Police in Anderson County Tennessee report that a man killed himself after his wife died in a golf cart accident Friday.

John C. Clark, 53, of Andersonville and his wife Kathryn C. Clark, 50, were traveling in a golf cart from their home on Stardust Lane to the marina where he worked. The cart overturned and killed Kathryn. According to the news reports, John attempted CPR on his wife before walking home and getting his handgun. He then told his son he was going to commit suicide, and then threatened to shoot anyone who came near him.

His son left the house and told deputies who were at the accident scene. They arrived to find John dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol., the wreck happened just after 12:30 a.m.   Clark was driving the 2006 Kawasaki golf cart west on the road when he lost control on a curve. The cart hit a tree, and the impact threw off Clark’s wife.

And here is the kicker - John and his wife had been drinking and didn’t wear seat belts (not that I’m sure the cart had seat belts in the first place. 

In my opinion, it’s another tragic accident that will only happen more frequently as people drive golf carts on the roads.