Man dies after 3 motorcycles wreck in north Arlington

By BILL MILLER A man died and two others were hurt early Wednesday after their motorcycles wrecked in north Arlington, according to reports.Alton Issac, 49, of Arlington died 1:28 a.m. at Arlington Memorial Hospital, the Tarrant County medical examiner's office reported."This is the 13th traffic fatality in Arlington this year," said Tiara Richard, police spokeswoman, in a news release.Police were called at 12:45 a.m. to the scene of the wreck in the 2100 block of North Collins, Richard said.The area is north of the intersection of North Collins Street and East Lamar Boulevard.Investigators determined that the three men were southbound on North Collins, but it was unclear if they had been riding together, Richard said.The investigators, she added, were still trying to determine how the motorcycles wrecked.Issac rode a 2005 Suzuki, Richard said."The others," she said, "were on Suzuki and Triumph motorcycles." Richard said that "all three were wearing helmets."The two other men were taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Richard said."It appears," she added, "that their injuries are not life-threatening."