Harrison County, TX — July 25, 2025, two people were injured as the result of an 18-wheeler accident at around 9:30 p.m. along East End Boulevard/US 59.
Authorities released initial details about the accident saying it happened at East End Boulevard and Loop 390.
According to officials, two people were in a pickup pulling a horse trailer through the intersection. While doing so, authorities allege that an 18-wheeler ran the light, crashing into the pickup. As a result, the two occupants of the pickup were taken to a hospital.
In current reports, authorities say that the 18-wheeler driver is facing charges for alleged intoxication assault with a vehicle. No additional details are available right now.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
As shocking as these details are, people might see these early allegations as a reason why this accident is open-and-shut. I’ve seen a lot of inexperienced professionals in my field who would think so, as well. However, I’ve handled enough commercial vehicle accident cases to ask a very important question: Was this accident foreseeable and preventable?
Something that too often goes overlooked after 18-wheeler accidents is the possibility a driver’s employer contributed to a crash. Now, an employer isn’t going to make a truck driver drink or do drugs before getting behind the wheel—that’s obviously a driver’s responsibility. Rather, in my experience, truck drivers don’t just wake up one day, decide to get intoxicated, then start driving. More often, there is a pattern of behavior that regular testing and basic supervision can catch. Were those guardrails not in place here?
That’s why investigations need to include a driver’s history, their training records, their medical history, and the procedures their employer has in place to help ensure their drivers can safely do their jobs. If a company isn’t keeping a close eye on their drivers, they might allow a reckless truck driver to work for them. Or—worse—if they know that a driver has issues, but they care more about meeting deadlines than doing their job safely, they may ignore a truck driver’s red flags and put them behind the wheel regardless. This essentially creates a ticking time bomb that’s bound to get someone killed.
So, if the allegations surrounding this accident are true, it could be that it all comes down to a single individual’s reckless decisions. However, it could instead be that there were countless signs something like this would happen, and those in a position to prevent an accident failed in their responsibility. If authorities are being thorough, they should be able to tell the victims and families involved here what role, if any, a trucking company played in this accident. But if this is like many of the truck accidents that have come across my desk over the years, getting those answers may require more thorough independent investigations.
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