Date: 10/11/2012
Time: Around 6:15 P.M.
Location: Midland, Texas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Blazer
By Tyler White - MyWestTexas
"One man died Thursday night from injuries sustained from a one-car accident on State Highway 349.
According to Midland police, the cause of the eighth vehicle
fatality in Midland this year is currently unknown. Special Operations
Lt. Ray Leible said he does not believe speeding or alcohol was involved
in the crash.
At 6:20 p.m., Midland police responded to the
accident at the 6400 block of Highway 349, where Donald Gene Rowan, 61,
was found to be deceased at the scene. Rowan was driving south on
Highway 349 when he lost control of his car and struck a pipe fence,
causing his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer to roll over one time, according to
police. Rowan was wearing his safety belt, according to a press release
by Ryan Stout, interim public information officer for the city.
Helicopters were on the scene taking aerial photographs of the accident.
“It’s sad,” Leible said. “Any fatality is one too many.”
Kendall Ross, a truck driver at the scene of the
accident, said he saw a large cloud of dust after the crash occurred.
When the dust settled, Ross said he could see the driver was not moving.
The accident investigation is ongoing and the next of kin have been notified, officials said."
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