Mesquite assistant basketball coach Mike Taylor killed in crash on Interstate 10

Mike Taylor, a rising basketball coach in the East Valley who assisted Gilbert Mesquite's boys program, died early Monday in an accident on Interstate 10 in the West Valley while on his way home from an AAU tournament in California. "Mike was a friend, coach and role model for everyone in our program," Mesquite head basketball coach Shawn Lynch said. "He had a caring heart and was truly invested in our players and program. "Mike was a good man, whose positive impact impact around people can't be measured." He was...