Man taken to hospital after crash

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By JOE RUIZ
jruiz@sastandardtimes.com or 659-8262

A man was taken to the hospital after the car he was driving crashed into a trailer Thursday evening.

The maroon Cadillac sedan slid underneath a flatbed trailer stopped at a traffic light at North Bryant Boulevard and 19th Street, San Angelo Police Department Patrolman John E. Rodriguez said. The driver of the rig, owned by Hirschfeld Steel and Supply, was Yeriyah Hawkins.

''He just felt something,'' Rodriguez said. ''It moved his truck.''

The sole occupant of the Cadillac, who was not identified at the scene, was wearing a seat belt and had to be extracted from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life before being taken to Shannon Medical Center.

Rodriguez said the Cadillac left more than 200 feet of skid marks on North Bryant Boulevard leading up to the collision. The driver, he said, will be cited for speeding.

''He was going in excess of the speed limit, which is 45 (mph),'' Rodriguez said.

All traffic on North Bryant Boulevard was diverted at 18th Street during the rescue and investigation.