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The Victoria Fire Department extricates a woman from her car after a collision on North and North Main streets Monday evening. The 19-year-old woman was taken to DeTar Hospital Navarro where she was listed in stable condition.
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  • BY ERICA RODRIGUEZ - ERODRIGUEZ@VICAD.COM
  • Originally published October 12, 2009 at 8:15 p.m., updated October 12, 2009 at 9:25 p.m.

A 19-year-old Victoria woman was rescued from her vehicle after she was struck by a Dodge Dakota on Monday evening.

Maria Gonzales was eastbound on North Street when she was struck on the driver's side of her Ford Escort by Christopher Perez, of Victoria, Senior Patrol Officer Travis Hanson said. Perez was traveling south on North Main Street.

The accident occurred about 6:10 p.m. when Gonzales was on her way to a relative's home.

The Victoria Fire Department had to use the Jaws of Life to cut open the top of her car to free her. She was trapped in her car for 20 minutes.

Gonzales' car flipped on its side.

Several witnesses had conflicting stories, Hanson said. He was unable to determine who was at fault until he spoke with Gonzales. Perez, who did not have a stop sign, had the right of way, he said.

Hanson said the site is a common intersection for wrecks and has seen about four or five in the past year.

"We've had a lot of wrecks at this intersection," he said. "This is the worst one I've seen."

A tree branch covers a portion of the stop sign on North Street, however Hanson does not believe it plays a factor in the wrecks. The reason, he believes, is simple.

"People just not paying attention," he said. "Speed never seems to be a factor."

Gonzales was taken to DeTar Hospital Navarro, where she was listed in stable condition.

Perez was not injured.



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  • 123jon 123jon Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    At the corner of Main and North street, I noticed that there is a branch partially covering that stop sign. Most people know the stop sign is there but some do not. Either way just because there is not a stop sign, you should always check at an intersection before proceeding through.

    October 18, 2009 at 3:47 p.m.
  • HiEyeQue HiEyeQue Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    Nothing,
    I think the Officer was talking about accident such as the one here in question. It IS almost never because of speed, but failure to pay attention to the stop sign.

    October 14, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.
  • raven8 raven8 Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    drive down, or up, Ben Wilson and see how many drivers who don't stop at all the side streets. Many are on the cell phones and just keep going. Many times i have had to slow to a crawl because of these drivers. VPD should just park and see.

    October 13, 2009 at 12:26 p.m.
  • jenna125 jenna125 Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    nothingsurprisesme:
    Please read the article before making unrelated comments. Officer Hanson was referring to THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION when he stated that speed never seemed to be a factor. Good job Googling accidents caused by excessive speed though. All those statistics make you look REALLY smart.
    *sigh*

    October 13, 2009 at 11:19 a.m.
  • justobserving justobserving Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    Can you people not understand a simple statement? The officer was plainly explaining that "SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR" when referring to the accidents that occur at this particular intersection. Geez!!! And we wonder why rumors get so out of hand. R-E-A-D people, simply read!!!! As to why accidents keep occuring at this intersection - try cutting back the tree limb. Just a thought!

    October 13, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.
  • turtlepower42 turtlepower42 Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    Considering that he was just talking about the fact that there are a lot of accidents at that intersection. I'm assuming he meant that speed is not a factor in those accident, not in general.

    October 13, 2009 at 6:52 a.m.
  • pitbullsrock pitbullsrock Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    How fast can they be going on North St. I would say your study was mainly from highway accidents, people drive a little faster then.

    October 13, 2009 at 6:18 a.m.
  • nothingsurprisesme nothingsurprisesme Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink  | 

    Come on Senior Patrol Officer Hanson. "Speed never seems to be a factor." In a study done by David Robinson and Richard Campbell titled "Road SAfety", 28 % of fatalities are a result of speed. In addition, almost 40% of accidents were a result of speed, unsafe speed, or speed too fast for conditions. That study was with 53 other possible factors.

    October 12, 2009 at 9:38 p.m.