From our February 1, 2001, edition.

One killed, 11 hurt in rollover near Hedley 

Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

A one-vehicle rollover left one person dead and 11 others injured Sunday morning near Hedley.

Serigo Gonzales of Houston was driving a van northbound on US 287 at the Hedley city limits when he lost control and slid off the road at approximately 12:45 a.m., according to DPS Trooper Chris Ward.

Gonzales’ van slid into the right bar ditch and tumbled over an embankment, dropping about 25 feet to the railroad below and landing on its nose. Gonzales and passenger Ovidio Molina, also of Houston, were ejected in the wreck. Ward said the van then fell over on its side and came to rest on top of Molina, killing him.

The 11 survivors were transported for treatment, the trooper said. Another passenger, who fled the scene, was picked up later by the Donley County Sheriff’s Department and turned over to the INS.

No citations or charges had been filed in the case as of Monday afternoon. The incident is still under investigation.