Pampa man rolls concrete truck

A Pampa man escaped life-threatening injuries just after noon last Wednesday when the concrete truck he was driving overturned.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Simpson said Benito Chavez, age 50, was traveling at an unsafe speed for the curve he was entering while southeast bound on FM 2162, also known as the JA Ranch Road. Simpson said the man then overcorrected while steering and the loaded Pampa Concrete truck rolled over onto its left side and top and slid into the south ditch.
During the accident the mixer drum severely damaged highway surface, creating a crater several inches deep, and came loose from the truck itself.
Simpson said the damage required the immediate attention of the Texas Department of Transportation to fix the roadway.
The Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department extracted Benito, and he was transported by the Associated Ambulance Authority and airlifted by LifeStar for treatment in Amarillo. His condition at press time was not known, but Simpson said Benito did not have life-threatening injuries. He was wearing his seatbelt.
In addition to the fire department, ambulance service and DPS, those responding to this accident were the Donley County Sheriff’s Office, TxDOT, and several Good Samaritans.