Tyler local Billy McKellar among those killed in massive I-20 crash

TYLER, Texas — Among the several people killed in Saturday’s seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 was a Tyler veteran who had just traveled to a family funeral.

The weekend crash took the lives of 79-year-old Billy McKellar of Tyler, 52-year-old Zabar McKellar of Ft. Worth, 45-year-old Krishaun McKellar of Ft. Worth, 16-year-old Kason McKellar of Ft. Worth and 49-year-old Nicole Gregory of Dallas. Authorities said the crash was caused when a semi-truck driver fell asleep and hit the vehicle the McKellar family was traveling in.

Billy’s pastor, said he was a devoted member of Tyler’s St. Louis Baptist Church for nearly 30 years…

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