Ash Grove man killed in car-motorcycle collision

(From the Springfield Police Department)

On Dec. 4, 2023, at 1:32p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to Kearney and National regarding a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle.

Lynette Hoffman, 49, from Fair Grove, was driving a gray 2010 Chrysler Town and Country westbound on Kearney toward a green light at the intersection of Kearney and National. 

Carl Enlow, 51, from Ash Grove, was speeding north on National on a 2003 Honda motorcycle. Enlow entered the intersection at Kearney and National on a red light and collided with Hoffman’s vehicle in the intersection.

Enlow died at the scene of the crash. Enlow’s family has been notified.

The circumstances of the crash are under investigation. This was Springfield’s 26th fatal motor vehicle crash in 2023.