Motorcyclist Dead After Wreck in Tyler

TYLER � An Anderson County man was killed after his motorcycle and a car collided in front of the Broadway Square Mall Tuesday morning. According to investigators the car, driven by Helen Rice Turner, 71, of Lindale, was traveling northbound on South Broadway and was in the left turn lane at Independence. She turned left on a yellow blinking light towards the Mall and was struck in the right front passenger side by the motorcycle, which was traveling southbound in the outside lane. The motorcycle and Kendrick Lee Clark, 23, of Palestine, caught on fire upon impact.

Kendrick was transported to East Texas Medical Center by EMS where he died from injuries. Turner was also transported to East Texas Medical Center for observation. The crash is currently under investigation.