The Madras Pioneer

Photo by Holly M. Gill

A Madras woman, Hortencia Covarrubias-Alvarez, 25, driving a 1999 Jeep Wagon, was seriously injured March 3, when her vehicle collided with a 1997 Chevrolet pickup driven by Antonio Diaz-Avila, 36, at the intersection of Northwest Boise Drive and Northwest Fir Lane. Jefferson County Fire Department personnel spent more than a half-hour cutting her out of the vehicle. Covarrubias-Alvarez, who was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device, was transported to Mountain View Hospital in Madras. Diaz-Avila, above, was not injured in the crash.