Two women roll vehicles in separate accidents

Two women were injured last Thursday, May 3, when they rolled their vehicles in separate accidents near Clarendon.

Jaci Hatley McAnear, age 62, was traveling northwest on US 287 near CR 30 last Thursday, May 3, about 4:07 p.m. when she fell asleep and drifted onto the northside of the roadway and struck a delineator, according to an accident report filed by DPS Trooper Joe Cannon.

McAnear then overcorrected and attempted to steer back onto the highway but lost control and began to slide toward the southside of the roadway where her 2000 Chevy Trailblazer rolled at least one complete time before coming to rest on its wheels facing north.

McAnear was transported by the Claude EMS to Northwest Texas Hospital for treatment.

Friends in Clarendon report that McAnear, who works at the Donley County State Bank, was back home Tuesday, suffering from broken ribs and other non-life threatening injuries.

In a separate accident the same day, a Clarendon College student was partially ejected from her sport utility vehicle, when it rolled west of Clarendon at about 4:50 p.m.

DPS Trooper Kellan Roberts said Lacie Johnston of Lefors was westbound on FM 2362 and had negotiated the first curve near the Clarendon ISD Ag Barn and was going into the second curve when her 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Track went off the roadway. Roberts said Johnston came back onto the roadway, overcorrected and began sliding sideways. The vehicle rolled more than once and came to rest on its right side facing south.

Johnston, who is a sophomore at Clarendon College, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. She was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.

Roberts said speed was a factor in Johnston’s accident and that citations are pending.