Paramedics responded to a two car collision at the intersection of 1st Street and Slaughter Lane this afternoon. Driving one car was Roger Clementine, a 13 year old boy, and his unharmed mother.
"It was a very suspenseful wait for the ambulances," Roger Clementine's mother, Clara Clementine said. "But we were glad help arrived before too long."
Roger was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for his minor injuries.
"I was very scared in the moment, but was mostly worried about my mom and the people in the other car," Roger Clementine said.
In the other car was John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith, 91, and his wife, Melba, 67. They were taken to the same hospital.
"The most recent I've heard was that the doctors were taking him for a CT," Melba Smith said. "All I can do is sit here and hope for the best."
The weather was sunny. The road was not slick. All people involved are from Austin.
"The traffic flow in our city has gotten so congested and the condition is very bad right now," police officer Elizabeth Bowen said. "All drivers on the road need to be especially cautious when driving during rush hour."
The Smiths had ben driving a 1989 Yugo Firebelcher, which was a total loss after the head on crash with the Clementine's 1948 Studebaker.
"On top of everything, that car was my husband's prize possession," Melba Smith said.
Roger Clementine was cited for driving without a license, speeding, and for driving in the wrong lane.
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