Multiple charges filed following Sunday rollover

A 56-year-old woman from Dallas remains in critical condition after a single vehicle rollover on April 3 four miles west of Clarendon.

Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Simpson said that at around 6:30 p.m., 25-year-old Vanity Anderson of Arlington was driving a grey 1995 Mercury passenger car east bound on US Highway 287 carrying Amyah Cooks, age 3 of Arlington; Alympia Brooks, age 23, Tyrick Brooks, age 2, Terrance Brooks, age 1 all of North Richland Hills; Alma Anderson, age 48 of Ft. Worth and Wanda Williams, age 56 of Dallas.

The vehicle was traveling in the outside of the east bound lanes when the left rear tire blew out, and the vehicle overcorrected while steering to the right and partially traveled onto the outside shoulder of the east bound lanes. Simpson said the the driver then overcorrected while steering to the left, then to the right, and slid sideways into the south ditch. It rolled over in the ditch, off a steep embankment and landed at the bottom on a cattle fence. It continued to roll over coming to rest on its wheels pointing west bound.

Alma Anderson and Wanda Williams were both ejected due to not wearing seat belts. All seven passengers were transported to Northwest Texas Hospital.

At press time, Wanda Williams was still in critical condition, while Alma Anderson is in stable condition.

Vanity Anderson has been charged with driving with no driver’s license and a child safety seat violation. Alma Anderson and Williams were both charged with failure to wear safety belts.

Those responding to the wreck included the Associated Ambulance Authority, Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, Donley County Sheriff’s Department, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.