Dateline: February 21, 2002

Accident ejects two 

A one-vehicle accident west of Clarendon sent four people to the hospital last Monday.

The Department of Public Safety said 32-year-old Wanda Silva was driving eastbound on US 287 at a high rate of speed when she fell asleep.

Silva drove into the south ditch, overcorrected, and ran back on the highway. She overcorrected again, running back into the south ditch, then overcorrected again and rolled her 1999 Chevy Cavalier twice. The car came to rest on its wheels and pointed south.

Two rear passengers – an 11-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were not wearing their seatbelts and were ejected from the car. Silva and a 9-year-old boy remained in the front seat.

The rear passengers were airlifted to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo for treatment. The other passengers were transported by the Associated Ambulance Authority.