Car Accident Story

This afternoon at 4:45 at car accident at the interception of First Street and Slaughter Lane involving 13 year old Roger Clementine and John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith and his wife Melba who are 91 and 67.

"Everything was fine one second then all of a sudden theres two cars colliding together,"said a bystander.

According to police Smith and his wife were driving 10 miles per hour in the eastbound lane of Slaughter Lane going east while Clementine was driving 60 miles per hour also on the far eastbound lane of Slaughter Lane traveling west.

"This was a complete head-on collision that shouldn't have happened,"stated the local authorities.

Clementine was rushed by ambulance to University Medical Center Breckenridge and was treated for only minor injuries to his face before being released.

"He is lucky to be able to walk away from this accident with nothing more than minor cuts,"said local paramedics.

Smith and his wife were taken to the hospital were his wife was treated for a bloody noses and releases but Smith suffered from head injuries and is in a serious condition as of this evening.

"The family is hoping for the best at the time,"said a close family friend.

Clementine was driving a 1948 Studebaker that was his uncles and the car had only suffered a crumpled fender.

"It was a surprise to see that the car wasn't completely ruined,"said a officer.

Smith was driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher while his wife in the passenger seat and after the head-on collision the car was a total loss.

"Theres no way this car can be fixed completely," stated Dave, a local car expert.

The police cited Clementine for speeding and driving in the wrong lane, and for driving without a license.

"This was accident that could have been prevented and hopefully Clementine doesn't try to do this again,"said the Austin Police Chief.