Update: 8:18 a.m., June 9
The Elizabethton Police Department has identified the people involved in a fatal accident between a car and a motorcycle.
Police say Gary Kendall, 56, was driving a Honda motorcycle south on Highway 19E, when a Honda Accord pulled out from a stop sign and into the path of the motorcycle.
According to officers, Dustin S. Harrell, 23, was driving the Honda Accord and was not injured in the accident. Wings Air Rescue transported Kendall to Johnson City Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Police charged Harrell with failure to yield the right of way and violation of the financial responsibility law.
Police are still investigating the accident.
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An afternoon crash involving a motorcycle and car leaves one person dead tonight.
Carter County Dispatchers released few details this evening, but tell us the crash happened around 4:15 Monday afternoon on the 1100 block of Highway 19E.
Police say a man riding the motorcycle died after it collided with a car.
Officers did not release the name of the victim tonight, police told us they're still trying to contact the next of kin.
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