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Palestine continues remembering teacher killed by wrong-way driver

Posted/updated on: May 28, 2022 at 5:21 pm
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Funeral arrangements announced for teacher killed by wrong-way driverPALESTINE — Residents continue to remember former Palestine ISD teacher and coach Michael Coyne. According to our news partner KETK, Coyne was killed by a wrong-way driver coming back from a Mavericks game on I-45 in Wilmer on Sunday night. Two students were in the car with him, and they were taken to a Dallas hospital for treatment. 14-year-old Rebecca Campa , and 15-year-old Reuben Vasquez are still in intensive care and will have to undergo several surgeries, but both are expected to recover. The woman driving the wrong was also killed in the crash, along with her two young children. A candlelight vigil for Coyne was held Thursday evening.

A funeral service open to the public will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church Palestine. That will follow a public visitation Friday from 5-7 p.m., also at First Baptist — information shared by a source from the school district. Coyne was a speech and communication teacher at Palestine ISD for three years and served as coach for the junior high girl’s basketball, volleyball and track teams.



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