DEMING – A collision with a cow on the Columbus Highway sent a woman and a toddler to the hospital early Monday.
Luna County Sheriff’s Captain Jose Martinez said the accident occurred on Highway 11 – or the Columbus Highway – near the intersection of Earhart Road at about 5:20 a.m. Monday when a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, being driven southbound by 45-year-old Cecile Bringas of Deming, struck a cow on the roadway.
Martinez said Bringas and a three-year-old boy in the vehicle were transported to the Deming hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Bringas told deputies she was travelling at the posted speed limit of 60 miles-per-hour when the collision occurred.
Martinez said the cow was killed instantly and the pickup suffered extensive damage.
Luna County Sheriff’s Captain Jose Martinez said the accident occurred on Highway 11 – or the Columbus Highway – near the intersection of Earhart Road at about 5:20 a.m. Monday when a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, being driven southbound by 45-year-old Cecile Bringas of Deming, struck a cow on the roadway.
Martinez said Bringas and a three-year-old boy in the vehicle were transported to the Deming hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Bringas told deputies she was travelling at the posted speed limit of 60 miles-per-hour when the collision occurred.
Martinez said the cow was killed instantly and the pickup suffered extensive damage.
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