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Associated Press - August 13, 2009 11:15 AM ET
RIPLEY, Okla. (AP) - The start of classes in Ripley is being delayed until next week because of the death of a 13-year-old student in an auto accident.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Justin Dean Baker was killed Wednesday morning when the sport utility vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree then rolled and caught fire. He was to have started classes Thursday as a freshman.
Ripley Superintendent Kenny Beams says classes have been rescheduled to start Monday but that could change depending on funeral services.
He says that in rural areas such as Ripley it is not unusual for some children as young as Baker to occasionally drive a vehicle on the farm or on the road.
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