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Viral TikTok Star, 2, Dies as Family Slams ‘Hurtful’ Claim by Cops

The family is outraged at claims that Preston wasn’t properly restrained in his child safety seat.

Two-year-old TikTok star Preston Ordone died after his family’s truck crashed into a tree Thursday. Preston and his parents, Katelynn and Jaelen Ordone, were coming back from a doctor’s appointment in Covington, Louisiana, when their truck “veered off the roadway to the right and struck a tree,” said Louisiana State Police. According to local authorities, Preston was “improperly restrained in a child safety seat.” Preston’s grandfather, Glen Norris, denies these claims, calling the police statement “hurtful and painful.” Family members of the family shared a video on Katelynn’s Instagram page Sunday with more details on the crash, revealing that both parents were “severely injured.” They said that Katelynn “walked for the first time today” after breaking multiple bones and getting a concussion, and Jaelen had an emergency surgery on one of his legs. The Ordone’s daughter Paisley was at school at the time of the incident. Preston was known as the “okay baby” to Katelynn’s over 400,000 TikTok followers, going viral for saying “okay” to his parents before disobeying them. The family set up a GoFundMe page that has already amassed over $30,000.