Kent motorcyclist killed in car crash

Just blocks from his home, a Kent man on a motorcycle was killed Wednesday morning in a car crash.

Police say it appears the 18-year-old driver of a Nissan sports car crossed the center line in the 12200 block of SE 223 Drive while he was going around a curve.

“Information collected to this point suggests that the passenger car was being driven well in excess of the posted 25 mile per hour speed limit,” noted Kent Assistant Police Chief Pat Lowery.

The 56-year-old motorcycle rider was coming in the opposite direction. The two collided, throwing the motorcycle backwards into a neighbor’s hard.

Medics say the motorcycle rider died shortly after they arrived at the scene.