Head
On Accident on 96 South -
March 4, 2010 (Updated)
Story and photos by Richard Hughes
The driver
of the 1997 Malibu, Jorge Ivan Hernandez,
29, of Center, was pronounced dead
at 7:58 p.m. at Good Shepherd Hospital.

(additional
photo by Kemi Faulkenbery)

Around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Center
Police and emergency personnel responded
to an accident on Hwy. 96 South just
past Campbell Portable Buildings.
Sources at the scene stated that a
Chevrolet Malibu had left the square
at a high speed, cut across the parking
lot of the Tecto Service Station jumping
curbs back on to 96 South. Still driving
at a high speed, side-swiped a cargo
trailer being pulled by a pickup,
then struck another pickup's back
bumper. The driver then crossed the
center stripe striking an oncoming
dually trailering a backhoe, then
spun around coming to rest in the
middle of the highway. Emergency personnel
had to use the JAWS to cut the top
off the car to get the driver, an
unidentified Hispanic man, out of
the vehicle. A helicopter was called
to transport the driver to a hospital.
The only injury reported was that
of the driver of the Malibu. The driver
of the dually seemed to be uninjured
but went to the hospital as a cautionary
measure. An official statement will
follow as soon as it is available. |