Amarillo man faces charge in death of local teen

An Amarillo man has been charged in connection with the June 19 accident that led to the death of a Clarendon teenager.

Trent Lee Wood, age 19, was indicted by a Randall County Grand Jury in the 181st District Court and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter w/Vehicle.

According to the indictment, Wood was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and caused the death of Clayton Anderson, a passenger in the vehicle, when he drove the vehicle into a tree.

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.”

Wood was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Anderson was a front passenger in the vehicle.
Anderson was well known in the rodeo community and had been 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.

Services were held for Anderson on June 27 at the Clarendon College Matlock Arena