Wreck injures couple

A Clarendon couple remained hospitalized Tuesday following a one-vehicle accident on US 287 last Friday.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Simpson said Bob Kidd, age 80, and Joan Kidd, age 74, were traveling eastbound in a 2005 white Chevrolet minivan when their vehicle went into the center median and struck a drainage cover at a crossover about 3:15 p.m.

The vehicle became airborne, and flew completely over the crossover. It landed in the median and rolled approximately one and one-half times, coming to rest on its top.

Simpson said it appeared Mr. Kidd fell asleep while driving. Speed is not being considered as a factor in the accident.

Several “good Samaritans” stopped to help the couple, Simpson said. Emergency services led in removing Mr. Kidd from the vehicle, and citizens and emergency personnel assisted Mrs. Kidd getting out. Both were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.

Mr. Kidd was airlifted to Amarillo by LifeStar, and Mrs. Kidd was transported by the Associated Ambulance Authority. Both were still being treated at Northwest Texas Hospital at press time.

Agencies responding to this accident were the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, the Donley County Sheriff’s Office, the DPS, Associated Ambulance Authority, and the Texas Department of Transportation.