Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Clarendon teenager who died Sunday following a single-vehicle accident in Canyon.
Clayton Anderson, age 16, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to the Canyon Police Department.
Canyon police and firefighters were dispatched at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, June 19, to a major vehicle crash in the 24000 block of US 87. Upon arrival, they found a 2004 Chevrolet Pickup traveling south on US 87 had left the roadway and struck a tree at the “2nd Roadside Park.”
The driver of the pickup, Trent Wood, age 19, was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Anderson was a front passenger in the vehicle.
Canyon police say they are still investigating the crash, and services for Anderson had not yet been announced as of Tuesday morning.
Anderson was well known in the rodeo community and was recently named the Texas High School Reserve Reined Cowhorse champion and was to compete at Nationals this summer. He was also the Top Hand in the Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association’s Junior Ranch Rodeo and was scheduled to compete in this year’s event as well.
He was a member of the Region 1 Texas Junior High School Rodeo Association, competing in Steer Saddle Bronc Riding, Calf Roping and Team Roping qualifying for Nationals 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2020, he won the Texas Junior High Rodeo Champion Steer Saddle Bronc Riding.
Clayton was also a member of the Tri-State Region 1 Rodeo Association and the Texas High School Rodeo Association, competing in Team Roping and Reined Cowhorse for 2022. He was a WRCA Junior Qualifier and was 2021 Top Hand recipient.
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