Palestine educator killed coming back from Mavs game, students go to hospital

WILMER – A Palestine ISD teacher was killed late Sunday night while returning home from Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks. That’s according to our news partner KETK. Michael Coyne, a teacher and coach at Palestine Junior High, was driving back from the game with a pair of students when their car was hit by a wrong way driver, according to the district. According to a report by Wilmer Police, the wreck happened on I-45 just south of Mars Road. A wrong-way driver was headed northbound in the southbound lanes and struck two vehicles at the 265 mile-marker before ultimately hitting Coyne’s car. The students were taken to a Dallas hospital for treatment.