Dateline: December 15, 2005

Hedley man recovering from car accident

By Roger  Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

A Hedley man was injured in a one-car accident last Thursday when his car ran off a county road.

David Forbes, age 52, was recovering Monday in University Medical Center in Lubbock, according to Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Simpson.

Forbes was northbound on County Road 24 when his 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix traveled into the east ditch and struck at least four trees before coming to rest, Simpson said. Forbes, who was wearing his seatbelt, was pinned inside the car.

A passing motorist tried to help and called 911. The DPS, Associated Ambulance Authority EMTs, the Donley County Sheriff’s Department, and the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department all responded to the call. Emergency personnel extracted Forbes, who was airlifted to North West Texas Hospital in Amarillo and later transferred to UMC.

An official cause of the accident has not been determined.