From our September 28, 2000, edition.

Wreck injures local man 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

A two-vehicle collision west of Clarendon sent four people, including one local man, to the hospital last Thursday, September 21.

According to the Department of Public Safety, a red Honda driven by 42-year-old James Taylor of Lawton, Okla., was westbound on US 287 when Bill Mooring of Clarendon attempted to cross the highway en route to FM 1260 at approximately 3:50 p.m. Taylor’s vehicle struck Mooring’s GMC truck in the passenger side, trapping the Oklahoma man and his family in the car.

“Mr. Mooring said he didn’t see the car coming,” DPS Cpl. Chad Grange said Monday.

Emergency personnel used the Jaws of Life to rescue Taylor, his 39-year-old wife Patricia, and his 19-year-old son Jeremy.

Mrs. Taylor was airlifted to Northwest Texas Hospital. The other three persons in the wreck were transported to Northwest Texas by the Associated Ambulance Authority.

Grange said everyone was wearing safety belts, and Mooring was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way.

Mooring was treated and released from the hospital. DPS didn’t know the Taylors’ condition at press time.