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Two Single Car Accidents Occurred Just One Day Apart

Posted on Nov 03, 2008

Two separate accidents sent two people to local hospitals in the last two days. Alcohol was believed to have been a factor in one of the crashes.

The first accident happened on the night of Thursday, October 23rd on State Highway 5 in Anna. The second accident occurred on Friday night, October 24th, at the intersection of Virginia Parkway and St. Gabriel Way in McKinney, according to city and county dispatch reports.

The crash in Anna involved a Chevrolet pickup truck and occurred shortly before 10:00 PM in the 1000 block of SH 5, not far from Anna High School. Sgt. Jeff Caponera with the Anna Police Department said that the driver, 18-year-old Nathan Rollins of Anna, was traveling northbound on the highway when his vehicle suddenly veered off the road and crashed into a tree. According to Caponera, it is unknown what caused the vehicle to veer off of the road, but investigators believe that Rollins either passed out or was sleeping behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

Medical helicopters were on stand-by, but paramedics ended up taking Rollins to Medical Center of Plano by ambulance for emergency medical treatment. Rollins’ condition has not been released.

Caponera said that investigators are considering the possibility that alcohol played a role in Rollins’ crash, because an odor of alcohol was detected on his breath. Investigators are trying to determine if any charges will be filed against him.

The second single car accident happened at approximately 6:42 PM at the intersection of Virginia Parkway and St. Gabriel Way. This crash involved a motorcycle, according to McKinney police officers. The unidentified driver of a Honda CVR 1000 lost control of his vehicle and smashed into a curb that connected the median in the roadway.

The motorcycle launched into the air and hit a tree in the median head-on. The motorcyclist flew off his vehicle and rolled at least five times before landing in the road. Police and fire crews set up a landing zone for a medical helicopter as a precaution, but all the helicopters were being used at the time. Paramedics took the motorcycle driver to Medical Center of McKinney by ambulance. His condition has not been released to the public.