Princeton, TX — August 8, 2025, Carlos Rojas and another person were injured in a truck accident at about 7:20 a.m. on U.S. Route 380/East Princeton Drive.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia crashed into a 2013 Volkswagen Passat near South 4th Street. The impact forced the smaller vehicle into a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse.
Volkswagen driver Carlos Santiago Rojas, 60, and a passenger, a 69-year-old woman, were seriously injured in the crash, according to the report. The passenger’s name has not been made public yet.
The other two drivers and the 11-year-old boy who was a passenger in the Chevrolet were not hurt, the report states.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Collin County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a crash involves an 18-wheeler and leaves people seriously hurt, the first thing most people want to know is: How did this happen? That question becomes even more pressing when it appears that the truck hit a car and forced it into another vehicle. Was the trucker distracted? Was the vehicle speeding? Did the smaller car unexpectedly slow down or swerve? As of now, none of those details are clear.
Without answers, it’s impossible to say exactly who’s responsible, but that doesn’t mean we’re without direction. In cases like this, the key is evidence. Not guesses, not assumptions, real data.
Depending on whether the truck was moving at full speed, trying to stop or swerving to avoid something, very different legal questions come into play. The engine control module (ECM), often called the truck’s “black box,” could tell us whether the driver hit the brakes, accelerated or made any steering inputs. Dash cameras and in-cab video could show what the driver saw, or failed to see, and how they reacted. Cell phone records could answer whether the driver was distracted. Without these pieces, any conclusions about fault would be premature.
And even then, we can’t stop at the driver. If this turns out to be a case of poor decision-making behind the wheel, we still need to ask why. Was the driver properly trained? Had they been on the road too long without rest? Did the company that put them behind the wheel do its due diligence before hiring?
I’ve handled plenty of cases where it turned out the real issue wasn’t just what happened during the crash, but all the failures leading up to it. In one case, a driver who caused a serious collision had been fired multiple times before getting hired again. The company’s so-called “training” was little more than a box-checking exercise. The crash wasn’t just foreseeable. It was inevitable.
We don’t yet know if anything like that happened here. But that’s exactly why a full, independent investigation is so important. When people are seriously hurt, the public deserves more than silence or speculation. They deserve answers backed by facts.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s not yet clear what led to the truck crashing into the Volkswagen.
- Critical questions remain unanswered, especially about the truck’s speed, driver behavior and braking.
- Black box data, dash cam footage and cell phone records will be central to determining fault.
- Liability may extend beyond the driver to the trucking company, depending on hiring and training practices.
- Getting to the truth requires independent investigation, not assumptions.
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