A Clarendon woman is facing felony charges from a June 26 accident that resulted in the death of a longtime local businessman.
Gina Canon was arrested last Friday, November 14, and charged with intoxicated manslaughter, a second degree felony, after medical experts agreed that C.W. “Dude” Cornell died from injuries he sustained in the accident.
Canon also was charged with intoxicated assault, a third degree felony, because Cornell’s passenger, Ruth Hancock, was also injured.
Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn said Canon was arraigned by County Judge Jack Hall on Friday with a total bond set at $60,000. She was released from jail after posting bond Saturday.
Cornell, a former county commissioner, died July 7 at the age of 86 while being treated in an Amarillo hospital for injuries he sustained 11 days earlier.
Reports show that Cornell had been eastbound on US 287 in Clarendon on June 26 when his vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle driven by the 34-year-old Canon.
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