
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.