Show truck and car side swipe an accident involving a truck owned by V C rowley of blanding with kenneth palmer age 45 of blanding driver occurred wednesday evening oct 14 one half mile east of the cortez city limits on highway thirty one year old vance mccabe of dolores was seriously injured in the accident he suffered a compound fracture of the arm and shoulder and possible internal injuries he was moved to the southwest memorial ho by the ertel ambulance where he remained in critical condition that night however he was reported as improved the following morning the front left tender fender ot of the rowley truck was smashed the rear dual tandem wheels knocked out of line and the large gasoline tank at the side was ripped off the mccabe car a late model dodge sedan was extensively damaged in the front and along the left side patrolman henderson investigated the case the accident occurred at as mccabe was traveling east on the highway the car and truck sideswiped side swiped the steel dump bed on the truck ripped through the side of the car and caused the extensive injury to Mc Cabes arm and shoulder Mc Cabes wrist watch was found at the scene of the accident by patrolman henderson it had stopped at thus setting ting the time of the accident |