Fatal accident
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wrecker crews clean up the scene while officers control traffic at the scene of a fatal collision Tuesday a half-mile east of Trenton. According to Hitchcock County Sheriff D. Bryan Leggott, Clark A. Spanel, 25, of Hastings was killed when his westbound SUV crossed the centerline and collided with an eastbound semi tractor-trailer rig driven by Samuel James, 50, of Bluehill. The accident occured at approximately 9:25 a.m. on U.S. Highway 34. Culbertson and Trenton volunteer fire departments provided traffic control and assistance during the investigation.