Tragic Twist to Barker/DJ AM Plane Crash
In an update just minutes ago, TMZ is reporting that Travis Barker was willing to do anything short of trying to buy the moon to get his assistant Cris Baker to his wife.
Travis Barker’s assistant wanted to get home in time for his pregnant wife to give birth. 
We’ve now learned why Barker and his friends decided to get on that doomed Learjet in South Carolina late last night, and the explanation can only be described as a horribly cruel twist of fate.
It all started some time yesterday, when Barker’s assistant, Chris Baker, told the guys that his wife was going into labor. Barker told him that he would do everything in his power to get Baker back to the hospital in time.
The quickest way back to Van Nuys was that Learjet. We’re told Barker usually won’t fly on private jets, but made an exception for what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of Baker’s life.
The plane crashed shortly after midnight, killing four people — including Chris Baker. Baker’s wife went into labor early this morning.
Terrible, terrible story. What should have been the best day of their lives turns into one of the worst. Having their baby born the day his father dies is just heart breaking.
